Chapter Summaries

Liu Xianyang said goodbye to Ruan Xiu before heading south, while Song Jixin reconsidered his role in Great Li and met Cui Dongshan. Pei Qian held a Martial Arts Conference, Chen Lingjun traveled through Northern Juluzhou and learned that a Sword Immortal had fallen, and Chen Ping'an joined the battle at the Sword Qi Great Wall as a formidable martial cultivator.

• Liu Xianyang spoke with Ruan Xiu at Niujiao Mountain Ferry about their friends, his feelings for a girl from Mud Bottle Alley, and his concern for Chen Ping'an.
• Song Jixin studied reports on Northern Juluzhou and Cui Dongshan, then left his study; Cui Dongshan revealed himself, challenged Song Jixin to make better use of his fate, and burned the reports.
• Pei Qian convened the Donghua Mountain branch's Martial Arts Conference, announced its rules and promotions, and prepared to travel to Northern Juluzhou with Li Huai.
• Chen Lingjun visited the Pima Sect, Spring Dew Garden, the Fire God Temple, and Golden Crow Palace, while making his way through Northern Juluzhou and learning to value Chen Ping'an's influence.
• Chen Lingjun heard that a Sword Immortal had fallen at the Sword Qi Great Wall and worried about Chen Ping'an.
• Chen Ping'an made his third sortie beyond the walls, crushing demon cultivators with his fists as sword cultivators cleared a path for him.

Chen Ping'an fought Hou Kuimen in a Martial Man Fist Inquiry, then diverted the Savage World’s martial fortune as Hou Kuimen neared the ninth realm. A Throne Great Demon possessed Hou Kuimen and drove him into Chen Ping'an, killing them both in a crater as five Sword Immortal Embryos appeared around it.

• Chen Ping'an refused Hou Kuimen’s request for a clean one-on-one bout and challenged his martial spirit, but let Hou Kuimen strike him to test his own bottleneck.
• Chen Ping'an and Hou Kuimen fought across the battlefield, and Hou Kuimen’s punches grew stronger until martial fortune from the Savage World began gathering around him.
• Chen Ping'an rose into the sky and drew the martial fortune upward, then attacked Hou Kuimen with sword fragments and paired sabers before abandoning his plan and retreating.
• A Throne Great Demon possessed Hou Kuimen as he reached the ninth realm and drove him into Chen Ping'an, causing an explosion that shattered Hou Kuimen and the martial fortune.
• Zhu Que, Li Zhen, Yu Si, Liu Bai, and ? Tan appeared around the crater as a voice in their Heart Lakes asked how the event could have been a trap.

Chen Ping'an used Cage Sparrow’s layered Small Worlds to fight five Savage World sword cultivators, but their counterattacks forced him to abandon the trap and retreat to the Sword Qi Great Wall. As the siege shifted, a Throne Great Demon intervened, and a man from beyond the heavens landed in the Demon Race Army and declared that they were surrounded.

• ?Tan entered Chen Ping'an’s Small World, where Chen Ping'an used shifting illusions and real attacks to wound him while keeping him trapped.
• Liu Bai struck Chen Ping'an through the Small World’s barrier, and Chen Ping'an abandoned his attempt to kill ?Tan to target her instead.
• Chen Ping'an battled Yu Si and Zhu Que, wounded Liu Bai, and was struck by Li Zhen’s celestial attack before he dissolved the Small World and revealed a second, smaller one.
• Chen Ping'an feigned a final fight with his two Natal Flying Swords, then folded the battlefield and fell back against the Sword Qi Great Wall.
• A Throne Great Demon drew Zhu Que, Li Zhen, and others into his world while Wei Jin countered his spell and a broad-bearded man confronted Lu Zhi.
• A man from beyond the heavens crashed through the world’s grand restriction into the Demon Race Army and announced that they were surrounded.

A Liang returned to the Sword Qi Great Wall and fought Liu Cha in a battle that devastated the surrounding battlefield before the two men reached a standstill. After reuniting with the wall’s sword cultivators, A Liang crossed the golden river and unleashed a vast sword formation against the Demon Race Army.

• A Liang arrived at the Sword Qi Great Wall and exchanged a series of powerful sword strikes with Liu Cha, destroying the battlefield around them.
• A Liang trapped a Great Demon in its Small World, then faced Liu Cha again and used the River of Time to imprison his sword Dao.
• Liu Cha split into three manifestations, but A Liang overwhelmed them and struck Liu Cha’s forces while Bai Ying and two other Throne Great Demons intervened.
• A Liang landed beside the wall, reunited with Yin Chen and Wei Jin, and spoke with Chen Qingdu about the battle and the wounded young man Ning girl had carried back.
• A Liang hurried across the golden river as the Demon Race Army fled, then formed a vast whirlwind of flying swords that ignored the Savage World’s Great Dao Suppression Charm.

After Huang Luan rescued the surviving Jiashen Tent sword cultivators, Yang Zhi healed ? Tan and restored his sword, while Li Zhen and Yu Si struggled with the aftermath of the battle. Chen Ping'an awoke at the Ning residence with A Liang beside him, and their talk about his promise to the Old Great Sword Immortal ended with Chen Ping'an falling back into troubled dreams as A Liang kept watch.

• Huang Luan returned the rescued sword cultivators to the Jiashen Tent, and Yang Zhi healed ? Tan and gave him a new sword while Shou Chen gathered Liu Bai's soul.
• Zhu Que confronted Li Zhen about his despair, while Yu Si left with the young woman who had refined the Yelu River.
• Chen Ping'an woke in the Ning residence, where A Liang sat drinking, and asked when he would leave.
• Chen Ping'an told A Liang he had promised the Old Great Sword Immortal the Sword Qi Great Wall could hold for three more years and explained the plan to send younger sword cultivators through the replica Ascension Platform.
• A Liang urged Chen Ping'an to appeal to the Old Great Sword Immortal and watched as Chen Ping'an fell asleep, woke from another troubling dream, and lay back down.

After the Savage World withdrew, A Liang reunited with the Sword Qi Great Wall’s cultivators, shared memories and swordsmanship advice, and spoke with Wu Chengpei and Lu Zhi about loss, love, and old grievances. Chen Ping'an recovered enough to visit the Summer Palace, where he and A Liang sat down to drink together.

• A Liang returned to the pavilion and joked with Diezhang, Chen Sanqiu, Dong Huafu, Yan Zhuo, and Fan Dache before giving the young sword cultivators advice.
• Ning Yao checked on the unconscious Chen Ping'an, then stayed beside him and worried over the toll his fighting had taken.
• A Liang joined Wu Chengpei on the city wall, where they discussed the dead and the hardships of the Sword Qi Great Wall; Lu Zhi joined them, and Wu Chengpei apologized to and thanked A Liang for the past.
• Chen Ping'an woke and flew to the Summer Palace, where Guo Zhujiu excitedly introduced him to A Liang and the two men sat together to drink.

A Liang took Chen Ping'an on a walk through Sword Qi Great Wall, sharing old stories and warning him about a dangerous figure connected to the Flood Dragons near Luopo Mountain. After they drank together, Chen Ping'an reunited with Ning Yao, while A Liang later sat with Chen Qingdu and reflected on the future.

• A Liang toured the city with Chen Ping'an, Guo Zhujiu, and Song Gaoyuan, recalling his history with Antler Palace and explaining why three young sword cultivators were forbidden to leave their home.
• A Liang told Chen Ping'an that an unremarkable Outsider near Luopo Mountain might have slain countless Flood Dragons and warned him that the man became merciless whenever True Dragons were involved.
• Chen Ping'an shared memories of his travels and spoke with A Liang about the weak caught in the war; A Liang advised him not to concern himself with every suffering person, though Chen Ping'an resolved to keep doing what he could.
• A Liang and Chen Ping'an drank at Sister Xie's tavern, where Chen Ping'an insisted that he would fight the Great Demons and those who pitied the Savage World without understanding it.
• Chen Ping'an returned to the Ning residence and apologized to Ning Yao for drinking late, while A Liang watched; Ning Yao silently walked away after Chen Ping'an teased her.
• A Liang joined Chen Qingdu atop the wall, and Chen Qingdu admitted he was tired and grateful to have met sword cultivators like A Liang before they wondered what the world would become in ten thousand years.

Chen Ping'an arranged for Mi Yu to leave Inverted Mountain for Luopo Mountain and helped Lin Junbi depart for home, while Ku Xia revisited memories of the woman he had loved. At the Winter Resort Palace, Chen Ping'an trained the young Martial Dao Embryos and let A Liang try teaching them, but the children chose Chen Ping'an instead.

• Mi Hu asked Chen Ping'an to look after Mi Yu, and Chen Ping'an agreed to take Mi Yu in as an honored elder at Luopo Mountain despite preferring Northern Juluzhou for his safety.
• Ku Xia told Chen Ping'an that he had loved the former owner of the Elm Planting Immortal Pavilion, then escorted Lin Junbi out of the Summer Palace and gave him his teacher's letter.
• Lin Junbi prepared to leave the next day, and Chen Ping'an accepted his Chess Box and board before discussing the five enemies who had ambushed him.
• Chen Ping'an went to the Winter Resort Palace, where Guo Zhujiu embellished the story of his battle for the Martial Dao Embryos before he trained them in sparring.
• A Liang attempted to teach the children boxing, but they asked Chen Ping'an to continue teaching them, and Guo Zhujiu refused A Liang's offer to teach her swordsmanship because she had only one master.

Chen Ping'an taught the young martial artists at the Winter Resort Palace to withstand the pressure of a peak punch, then walked through the city with A Liang and discussed their teachings, debts, and battles. The chapter ended with Chen Ping'an and A Liang drinking beside the crowded wine shop as people passed through the street.

• Chen Ping'an explained boxing fundamentals to the children and challenged Jiang Yun and the others to face his seventh-realm punch with their third-realm strength.
• Chen Ping'an advanced with the Six-Step Stance and a Half-Punch, driving the children back against the wall; Jiang Yun tried to protect Sun Qu, and Sun Qu stepped forward to face the punch herself.
• Chen Ping'an left the Winter Resort Palace with A Liang and Guo Zhujiu, then told A Liang he had added his own Immortal Money to the funds returned to Sword Immortal Tao Wen's estate.
• Chen Ping'an showed A Liang the White Jade Hairpin's strange blessed land, and A Liang demonstrated how he filled the city with golden characters drawn from the teachings of sages and other writings.
• A Liang dodged an old sword cultivator's demand for repayment by showing his technique, and the old sword cultivator sent him and Chen Ping'an off with a jug of wine.
• Chen Ping'an and A Liang reached the crowded wine shop, where they drank noodleside wine and watched the people passing in the street.

Lin Junbi said farewell to the Sword Qi Great Wall and returned to the Central Divine Continent with keepsakes entrusted to him by Chen Ping'an. Chen Ping'an arranged the transfer of Plum Garden, helped Mi Yu face his brother’s departure, and oversaw trade negotiations before returning through the original gate.

• Lin Junbi shared farewell drinks with the sword cultivators, then left for Inverted Mountain with Chen Ping'an and Madam Tuoyan.
• At Yuanrou Mansion, Chen Ping'an gave Lin Junbi a box of keepsakes and advised him to act carefully when he returned to the Shao Yuan Dynasty.
• Chen Ping'an ordered Madam Tuoyan to move Plum Garden to the Sword Qi Great Wall, and she brought the entire residence as a miniature landscape.
• Mi Yu refused the Sword Nurturing Gourd and left Spring Banner Zhai to return to the Sword Qi Great Wall and face his brother Mi Hu's plans.
• Chen Ping'an joined trade negotiations at Spring Banner Zhai, calmed a ferry manager who threatened to stab himself, and gave ground on the price.
• Chen Ping'an returned to the Sword Qi Great Wall through the original gate.

Chen Ping'an shared a meal with A Liang, who told old stories and explained the burden of Outer Heavenly Demons and the importance of cultivation. A Liang arranged training for Chen Ping'an during the coming six months, while Ning Yao quietly filled pages with Chen Ping'an’s name.

• Chen Ping'an invited A Liang from Madam Xie's tavern to Ning Residence, and A Liang explained Xie Yuan's injuries and gratitude toward him.
• A Liang told Ning Yao about Outer Heavenly Demons and the consequences of Dao cultivators pursuing cultivation without considering what they took from the world.
• At dinner, A Liang reminisced with Bai Lianshuang and recounted the little ghost he had failed to protect, then praised Chen Ping'an for caring about people others might overlook.
• A Liang advised Chen Ping'an to spend the next six months training, including visiting Old Deafy's prison to temper his Natal Divine Ability and martial bottleneck.
• Chen Qingdu summoned Chen Ping'an to a gathering of Sword Immortals only to make up the numbers, leaving him confused and with no assignment.
• Ning Yao wrote Chen Ping'an's name repeatedly in her room, writing Chen today, Ping tomorrow, and An the day after tomorrow.

A Liang visited the Sword Immortals on the wall and shared teachings with three young cultivators, while the residents of the Sword Qi Great Wall spent a rare day with family and friends. Chen Qingdu revealed his plans for the Sword Immortals’ departures and sent Chen Ping'an into Old Deafy's prison, provoking A Liang’s alarm about the Great Dao Suppression Charm.

• Cheng Quan urged Zhao Gexi to leave for Vast Heaven and Earth, but A Liang told them one of them should go and then let his kite drift away.
• A Liang met Xie Zhi, Song Pin, Pu He, and three young sword cultivators, asked them to carry a message to a Confucian Sage, and taught the youths the Eighteen Stops of Sword Qi.
• Yan Ming laughed with Yan Zhuo, while Lu Zhi learned that Chen Ping'an was following Chen Qingdu’s wishes and heard Madam Tuoyan’s claims about women who liked him.
• Chen Qingdu told the Ten People where they would go after leaving the Sword Qi Great Wall, including sending Qi Tingji to Fuyao Continent and Lu Zhi to Southern Posuo Continent.
• Chen Qingdu sent Chen Ping'an to Old Deafy's prison, and A Liang protested that the Savage World would subject him to a Great Dao Suppression Charm.

A Liang delivered Chen Ping'an’s token and instructions to the Daoist Sage while the Yin Guan lineage gathered for farewell drinks in Chen Ping'an’s absence. At Old Deafy's prison, Chen Ping'an inspected the imprisoned demons, negotiated for three cultivation opportunities, and met Nian Xin, who offered to sew him a coat against the cold.

• A Liang gave the Daoist Sage Chen Ping'an’s token and relayed instructions for Inverted Mountain, while the Sages and the Old Great Sword Immortal exchanged remarks with him.
• Sword Immortal Chou Miao took charge of the Yin Guan lineage and led its members to Diezhang’s wine shop for farewell drinks, where Cao Gun praised Pang Yuanji and Deng Liang confessed his feelings to Dong Budé.
• Chen Ping'an entered Old Deafy's prison, examined its cells, and learned that Old Deafy had agreed to let three of his talented demon disciples leave when he went out to fight.
• Chen Ping'an asked Old Deafy for three cultivation opportunities in exchange for allowing the disciples to live, and Old Deafy agreed to his terms.
• Chen Ping'an met the skinless Cloth Sewer Nian Xin, who assessed his body and martial arts before offering to sew him a coat against the cold.

Chen Ping'an explored Old Deafy’s prison, learned about Nian Xin and the ancient battlefield, and refined water-affinity droplets while the Outer Heavenly Demon tried to ensnare him. After Chen Qingdu revealed the dreamlike illusion and Chen Ping'an escaped it, he awoke safely and remembered a tender dream of Mr. Qi.

• Chen Ping'an questioned Old Deafy about Nian Xin, the Water Prison, and the Great Demons, then negotiated over the fate of Old Deafy's three disciples.
• Old Deafy explained Nian Xin’s past and abilities, including how she had destroyed a sect in Golden Armor Continent while still a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
• Chen Ping'an explored the ancient battlefield with Old Deafy, identified the Spirit resembling Yu Si, and split the Spirit’s water-affinity droplets with him before refining them.
• The white-haired Outer Heavenly Demon mocked Chen Ping'an and offered him Daoist arts, while Chen Qingdu appeared, punished the demon, and revealed plans for the Sword Qi Great Wall’s sword cultivators after the coming battle.
• Chen Qingdu exposed that the prison, its people, and the events around Chen Ping'an had been an illusion created while he refined a droplet; Chen Ping'an escaped the dream by knocking himself unconscious and later woke from a deeper dream.
• Chen Ping'an remembered a dream in which Mr. Qi returned the young Chen Ping'an’s bow and bade his junior brother farewell.

Chen Ping'an walked through the prison, bargaining with and confronting its demon prisoners while learning from the Cloth Sewer Nian Xin. He asked her to teach him needlework using the demons’ bodies, and Nian Xin explained the dangerous plan she would carry out if he killed enough prisoners; Chen Ping'an ended by drinking from his Sword Nurturing Gourd.

• Chen Ping'an questioned the Great Demon Yun Qing about the Savage World, then tried to bargain with Qing Qiu for a secret art to become a dragon.
• Chen Ping'an ignored the Seven-tailed Fox Spirit and asked Nian Xin to open the cell of a cruel Dragon Gate Realm demon, whom he tortured while asking her about cultivation paths.
• Chen Ping'an killed imprisoned demons as Nian Xin watched, giving his name before each encounter and observing her needlework on their corpses.
• Nian Xin told Chen Ping'an secrets about unusual cultivators and revealed that the Fire Dragon True Person had killed her master.
• Nian Xin calculated that she could stitch thirty-two places on Chen Ping'an if he killed all sixty-odd demons, warning that the process and its aftermath would bring severe suffering.
• Chen Ping'an picked up his Sword Nurturing Gourd and took a long drink.

Chen Ping'an fought prisoners to test his martial arts, then began Nian Xin’s painful Cloth Sewer treatment while the Sword Qi Great Wall faced a major assault. The Outer Heavenly Demon tried to tamper with prisoners’ hearts but could not penetrate Chen Ping'an’s guarded mind.

• Chen Ping'an fought Hong Yin in a fist inquiry, endured a hundred punches, and then killed him with the Godly Drumming Stance.
• Chen Ping'an defeated a Demon Race sword cultivator’s resolve, claimed his Natal Flying Sword Heavenly Music, and had Nian Xin extract information before she dealt with him.
• Old Deafy brought You Yu to meet the Execution Officer, while Du Shanyin returned with treasures and the Outer Heavenly Demon failed to enter the boys’ minds.
• The Outer Heavenly Demon entered a Seven-tailed Fox Spirit’s heart and planned to improve her seduction techniques to target Chen Ping'an.
• After fighting a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Chen Ping'an asked Nian Xin to explain Cloth Sewer methods and agreed to begin treatment.
• Nian Xin carved Chen Ping'an’s eyeball and drew out his spine as a great battle began at the Sword Qi Great Wall, while the Outer Heavenly Demon complained that he could not break through Chen Ping'an’s mind.

As the Sword Qi Great Wall prepared for an imminent assault, Yun Qian received Yin Guan’s warning to move Yulong Sect north but faced resistance from her sect. Meanwhile, Chen Ping’an endured the inscription of ancient Great Demon true names on his back, leaving him silently writing Ning Yao’s name.

• Sword cultivators emptied Yuanrou Mansion and returned to the Sword Qi Great Wall, while a Nascent Soul cultivator who spied on them was struck blind to the truth and left unable to speak.
• Yun Qian urged Yulong Sect to relocate, but its Patriarch Hall mocked her proposal; after receiving Sun Juyuan’s warning to migrate north, she consulted her sect master, who dismissed the letter and cautioned her against trusting Yin Guan.
• Yun Qian met Shao Yunyan at Spring Banner Studio and received a detailed Secret Letter advising that Yulong Sect divide north and south; Mi Yu, Nalan Caihuan, and Shao Yunyan later discussed whether she could lead disciples north.
• Sixty-two sword cultivators arrived at Inverted Mountain from Northern Juluzhou and headed straight for the Sword Qi Great Wall.
• Chen Ping’an questioned the Outer Heavenly Demon about ancient deities and his visits to Chen Ping’an’s Heart Lake, then gave him a short sword in exchange for the demon’s account of what he had seen.
• Nian Xin pulled out Chen Ping’an’s spine and inscribed ancient Great Demon true names across it, while he endured the pain and repeatedly wrote Ning Yao’s name in the air.

Nian Xin continued sewing Chen Ping'an’s body in an effort to push him into the Far Travel Realm, while Chen Ping'an visited the prison’s demons and the Execution Officer’s grounds. The chapter ended with Chen Ping'an and his White-robed Yin God unleashing a combined assault into the clouds as martial fortune searched for him.

• Nian Xin used the Golden Talisman and Jade Scroll to continue carving and sewing Chen Ping'an, then placed his battered body in the lava furnace to recover.
• Chen Ping'an asked Great Demon Qing Qiu for information about Yang Zhi, and Great Demon Yun Qing offered him the damaged Half-Immortal Weapon Banished Immortal, which Chen Ping'an refused.
• Chen Qingdu suppressed the Outer Heavenly Demon and sent Chen Ping'an into the furnace after Nian Xin explained that she could carve the Great Demons’ true names only onto a dead man.
• Chen Ping'an visited the Execution Officer’s grounds, met the incarnations of Gold Essence Coin and Valley Rain Coin, and confronted Du Shanyin about his choices and desires.
• The Outer Heavenly Demon showed Chen Ping'an a stream of fire within water, but Chen Ping'an left without claiming it and later told the demon that he had guessed its origins.
• Chen Ping'an challenged the cloud-borne Immortal with his fists while his White-robed Yin God led countless flying swords upward, and martial fortune surged across the lands in search of him.

Chen Ping'an completed his breakthrough to the Far Travel Realm while the Outer Heavenly Demon briefly displayed his Ascension Realm power. As Chen Ping'an left the prison ruins, he rejected the demon’s offer of a cultivation pact and revealed a hidden defense in his Heart Lake that wounded the demon, then considered his next steps toward the Middle Five Realms.

• With Chen Qingdu’s approval, the Outer Heavenly Demon had his Suppressive Magic restrictions lifted, and Old Deafy opened the prison’s Small World to martial fortune as Chen Ping’an’s breakthrough stirred heaven and earth.
• Old Deafy told Nian Xin and You Yu that the Outer Heavenly Demon sought to use Chen Ping’an as a vessel, while Chen Ping’an and the demon secretly struggled over his heart and Dao.
• Chen Ping’an regained his White-robed Yin God and reached the Far Travel Realm, then examined his Destiny Items and discussed his incomplete Five Elements collection and the Execution Officer’s history with the Outer Heavenly Demon.
• The Outer Heavenly Demon offered to merge with Chen Ping’an’s Yin God in exchange for future freedom, but Chen Ping’an refused and lured him into his Heart Lake, where a golden-eyed woman struck him out and damaged his cultivation.
• Chen Ping’an passed the imprisoned Great Demons and said he needed to enter the Middle Five Realms before he could face the remaining captives; in the Rest Pavilion, he brought out his four Destiny Items and discussed his fighting methods with the Outer Heavenly Demon.

Chen Ping'an faced Frost's Descent's attempt to bargain while preparing to refine the Spirit's remains, and Chen Qingdu agreed to help him confront the Ascension Realm Outer Heavenly Demon. Elsewhere, Mi Yu and Nalan Caihuan visited the Yellow Millet Wine Shop, Xiao Yu fought her way into a Savage World capital, and the chapter ended with Chen Qingdu surveying the Rest Pavilion.

• Chen Ping'an questioned Frost's Descent, learned he came from the Azure Sky World, and asked whether the Refining Three Mountains technique could refine the Spirit's remains.
• Nian Xin offered to spend her Golden Register and Jade Book to protect Chen Ping'an, but he refused to let her sew the remaining stitches on his lower body.
• Frost's Descent revealed his Daoist-priest form and demanded a bargain, so Chen Ping'an asked Chen Qingdu to intervene; Chen Qingdu agreed to help.
• Mi Yu, Nalan Caihuan, and Shao Yunyan visited the Yellow Millet Wine Shop, where the shopkeeper announced he would leave Inverted Mountain to investigate an ancient secret realm.
• Xiao Yu traveled through the Savage World with Luo Shan and Zhu An, then punched a Great Demon who had addressed her as Yin Guan into his capital.
• The Old Blind Man discussed the Sword Qi Great Wall's fate with his dog, Feng Kangle and Tao Ban shared noodles at the deserted Wine Shop, and Chen Qingdu entered the Rest Pavilion.