Chapter Summaries

Bi Zihan repaid the woman who saved him by leaving her a Misty Rain Token that could be used to request three favors, then departed despite his injuries. As he headed through the Star Dou Great Forest, he resolved to practice an ancient forbidden art to condense Slaughter Sword Intent, while Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear continued searching for him.

• Bi Zihan offered Xiao Wu a Misty Rain Token in repayment for the debt of saving his life, promising to help with three requests within his abilities and principles.
• Bi Zihan refused the woman's offer to stay until he recovered, said farewell, and left the room.
• While walking through the forest, Bi Zihan decided to practice an ancient forbidden art so he could condense Slaughter Sword Intent.
• Bi Zihan left Soul Power-filled feathers in an ancient tree as a sign that he was alive, then headed toward the outskirts in search of an acquaintance or someone from Spirit Hall.
• Ghost Leopard ordered the search for Bi Zihan to continue through the mixed zone and, if necessary, into the core zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bi Zihan reunited with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear after recovering from his injuries and ordered Spirit Hall to monitor the Evil Soul Masters. In the carriage toward Star Luo City, he used a forbidden technique to seal his seven emotions, leaving the chain binding love cracked and the figures of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue vivid in his heart; he then stopped the carriage to cultivate further.

• Demon Bear caught Bi Zihan’s black feather, and he and Ghost Leopard followed it into the mixed area to find him.
• Bi Zihan reunited with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear, concealed his lingering injuries, and ordered Spirit Hall branches in the Star Luo Empire to report any Evil Soul Master sightings without acting rashly.
• The group left the Star Dou Great Forest in disguise and traveled toward Star Luo City, with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear secretly guarding Bi Zihan.
• Bi Zihan cultivated the forbidden technique in the carriage, locking away his seven emotions as the chain binding love cracked and images of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue filled his mind.
• Bi Zihan stopped the carriage and began cultivating the technique’s second part, warning everyone not to disturb him.

Bi Zihan cultivated his Spiritual Sea, established opposing realms of darkness and light, and continued condensing his Slaughter Sword Intent while the Rakshasa God secretly countered the Angel God’s influence over him. In the God Realm, the Angel God confronted the Rakshasa God, and the two began fighting at full strength.

• Bi Zihan’s Spiritual Sea split into realms of darkness and light as the Fallen Angels and angel seized their respective laws, with the Book of the Gods balancing them.
• The Evil Eye Saint King considered fleeing but stayed at the entrance, wary of the Cross Spear and determined to guard the door.
• Bi Zihan resumed condensing his Slaughter Sword Intent, while a mysterious woman appeared and repeatedly canceled the Six-Winged Angel mark’s influence before vanishing.
• The Angel God entered the Rakshasa God Temple and confronted the Rakshasa God.
• The Rakshasa God and Angel God attacked each other with full-strength divine power and showed no mercy.

The God Kings discussed how to protect Bi Zihan without violating the God Realm’s rules, deciding to strengthen him within those rules. After the others left, Asura God asked Evil God King to share Bi Zihan as an inheritor so Asura could leave the God Realm sooner.

• Destruction God King warned that Bi Zihan must not perish before becoming a god, while Asura God objected to breaking the God Realm’s rules.
• Goddess of Life proposed strengthening Bi Zihan within the rules, and Good God King, Destruction God King, and Asura God agreed.
• The five God Kings settled on the plan, and Destruction God King, Goddess of Life, and Good God King left the committee.
• Asura God asked Evil God King to let Bi Zihan inherit two divine positions, but Evil God King refused to share his inheritor.
• Asura God explained that he wanted Bi Zihan’s help because he feared Rakshasa God was plotting against him.

Bi Zihan successfully condensed the Slaughter Sword Intent and returned to the Star Luo Imperial Palace disguised as Dai Mubai. Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the Third Prince's residence and asked him for something that belonged to Xiao Han.

• The Evil God King refused Asura God’s attempt to claim Bi Zihan as an inheritor.
• Bi Zihan condensed the Slaughter Sword Intent, gained the Sea of Blood Surging technique, and demonstrated his ability to switch between dark- and light-attribute Soul Power.
• Bi Zihan ordered his group to return to Star Luo City and entered the Third Prince's residence disguised as Dai Mubai.
• Bi Zihan rejected Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear's suggestion to begin infiltrating the Star Luo Imperial Family, choosing to retain the usefulness of his Third Prince identity.
• Zhu Zhuqing was stopped by unfamiliar guards at the residence until Bi Zihan let her in and ordered them to allow her direct entry in the future.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Bi Zihan for something belonging to Xiao Han, and he asked why she needed it.

Bi Zihan spent two years strengthening Spirit Hall's influence in the imperial palace while his Underworld God Sword Art stalled at a bottleneck. Rakshasa God appeared to him and urged him to seek divine trials and seize the Inheritance Divine Artifacts of rival deities to protect Bibi Dong.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Bi Zihan for belongings so she could put up a gravestone for him, but he refused to help or accompany her.
• Over two years, Bi Zihan expanded Misty Rain Tower's influence and placed Spirit Hall personnel throughout the imperial palace, while his Soul Power rose to rank forty-eight and his sword cultivation stalled.
• Rakshasa God appeared before Bi Zihan, introduced herself as his mother because her Divine Blood flowed in him, and said she had fought Angel God to a draw.
• Rakshasa God advised Bi Zihan to undergo the trials at the City of Slaughter, Sea God Island, and the Angel Secret Realm to gain strength and God-given Spirit Rings.
• Rakshasa God told Bi Zihan to seize the deities' Inheritance Divine Artifacts so their positions could not be passed on and Bibi Dong would be protected from Asura God and Angel God.

The Rakshasa God taught Bi Zihan five Rakshasa Demon Scythe divine skills before his consciousness returned to the Star Luo Imperial Palace. There, he pretended to attempt a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuqing while secretly planning his escape, but their martial souls showed no resonance.

• Bi Zihan refused the Rakshasa God's suggestions to target the King of Slaughter or Sea God Island's Grand Priest and insisted he wanted both divine inheritances.
• The Rakshasa God demonstrated five Rakshasa Demon Scythe divine skills and imparted them to Bi Zihan.
• A guard told Bi Zihan that Zhu Zhuqing had awakened her martial soul and Dai Tianfeng wanted him at the study to learn a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Tianfeng instructed Bi Zihan and Zhu Zhuqing to make their martial souls resonate, while Bi Zihan only pretended to concentrate and planned his escape.
• After a long time, Bi Zihan and Zhu Zhuqing's martial souls showed no sign of resonance, confusing Dai Tianfeng, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuyun.

Bi Zihan visited Misty Rain Tower after leaving the imperial palace and learned that the Fire Leopard Sect wanted to join under a condition Huo Yunting would reveal only in person. With his plans in the Star Luo Empire established, Bi Zihan appointed Demon Scythe, Jade, and Blaze to manage Misty Rain Tower while he prepared to leave the empire.

• Dai Tianfeng concluded that Bi Zihan and Zhu Zhuqing lacked enough rapport to sense each other's martial souls and sent them away to work on their understanding.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned with Bi Zihan to his palace, where she rested while Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear watched them from the shadows.
• After dark, Bi Zihan slipped out of the palace, left Star Luo City, and traveled in disguise to Misty Rain Tower, followed by Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear.
• Demon Scythe told Bi Zihan that the White Tiger Sect opposed Misty Rain Tower, the Wind Sword Sect remained uncertain, and Huo Yunting's Fire Leopard Sect wanted to join if Bi Zihan accepted a condition.
• Bi Zihan told Demon Scythe, Jade, and Blaze to run Misty Rain Tower and avoid the imperial palace's struggle between princes while he left the Star Luo Empire.

Bi Zihan warned Demon Scythe, Jade, and Blaze to protect Misty Rain Tower and anyone carrying its token, then traveled to the Fire Leopard Sect. There, Sect Master Huo Yunting prepared to ask Misty Rain Tower’s Jian Hen to take in his daughter, whose low talent threatened her place in the sect.

• Bi Zihan told Demon Scythe, Jade, and Blaze that they must honor requests from anyone carrying a Misty Rain Token and never harm them.
• Demon Bear asked Bi Zihan where he would go after visiting the Fire Leopard Sect, and Bi Zihan planned to seek Sword Dao Chenxin and check on Xue'er in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bi Zihan removed his mask and smiled sincerely, surprising Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear.
• The next morning, Bi Zihan entered the Fire Leopard Sect, where Huo Yunting and the sect members awaited him with a Misty Rain Tower invitation.
• Huo Yunting told his daughter that her rank-two Innate Soul Power and Azure Spirit Sword could force her out of the sect, and urged her to join Misty Rain Tower and learn swordsmanship from Jian Hen.

Bi Zihan negotiated with Huo Yunting over the Fire Leopard Sect joining Misty Rain Tower, and Huo Yunting demanded a spar to test his strength. Their battle began with Bi Zihan pressing Huo Yunting with increasingly powerful sword strikes.

• Huo Yunting's daughter questioned Bi Zihan's swordsmanship, but Huo Yunting warned her not to offend Misty Rain Tower.
• Bi Zihan asked what conditions the Fire Leopard Sect required to join Misty Rain Tower, and Huo Yunting proposed a spar as his first condition.
• Bi Zihan and Huo Yunting agreed that using a seventh soul skill would decide the spar, then took their places in an open area.
• Huo Yunting revealed his eight-ring Fire Leopard Martial Soul, while Bi Zihan concealed his soul rings and attacked with the Sword of the Gods.
• Bi Zihan and Huo Yunting exchanged blows, and Bi Zihan's precise sword strikes grew stronger with each successive attack.

Bi Zihan and Huo Yunting fought until Huo Yunting ended their sparring match without declaring a winner, then offered Bi Zihan a sword and asked him to teach Huo Liying in exchange for the Fire Leopard Sect joining Misty Rain Tower. Huo Liying rejected the idea, and Bi Zihan also refused to teach her.

• Bi Zihan’s ninety-nine sword strikes reached their limit, and Huo Yunting used his sixth soul skill, Fire Leopard Charge, against him.
• Bi Zihan unleashed Surging Blood Waves, forcing Huo Yunting to defend against invisible sword intent while Holy Wing Guard protected Bi Zihan from the flames.
• Huo Yunting stopped the sparring match and praised Bi Zihan, though neither fighter had been declared the winner.
• Huo Yunting presented Bi Zihan with a sword forged by Lou Gao, then offered to have the Fire Leopard Sect join Misty Rain Tower if Bi Zihan taught Huo Liying swordsmanship.
• Huo Liying refused to learn from Bi Zihan, and Bi Zihan pushed the sword back and indicated that he would not teach her.

Bi Zihan discussed the Fire Leopard Sect joining the Misty Rain Tower after Huo Yunting asked for a high position for his daughter, Huo Liying. Huo Yunting revealed that his sect had offended the Misty Rain Tower in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Bi Zihan said he would verify the incident.

• Huo Liying refused to learn sword techniques from Bi Zihan, and Huo Yunting reprimanded her for her attitude.
• Huo Yunting offered to have the Fire Leopard Sect join the Misty Rain Tower if Huo Liying received a high position.
• Bi Zihan suspected Huo Yunting was seeking protection from a powerful enemy and asked whom the Fire Leopard Sect had offended.
• Huo Yunting revealed that his sect had encountered a transformed hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast and a woman carrying a Misty Rain Tower token in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Yunting gave Bi Zihan the token and explained that he had not captured or injured either of them, while Bi Zihan said he would investigate.

Bi Zihan recognized the Misty Rain Token in Huo Yunting’s possession and learned that the Fire Leopard Sect had attacked Xiao Wu and her mother. He left without confronting the sect and decided to return to Misty Rain Tower before traveling to Nuoding City to look for them.

• Bi Zihan examined the Misty Rain Token and questioned Huo Yunting about the attack on the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and the woman who rescued it.
• Huo Yunting said the soul beast had only been frightened and that he had suffered no injuries in his fight with its rescuer.
• When the Fire Leopard Sect elders blocked the exit, Huo Yunting ordered them to let Bi Zihan leave rather than risk the sect’s future.
• After Bi Zihan departed, Huo Yunting explained that he feared Misty Rain Tower’s retaliation and could not gamble with the Fire Leopard Sect.
• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear met Bi Zihan outside the sect, and he decided to return to Misty Rain Tower before heading to Nuoding City.

Bi Zihan traveled to Nuoding City and found Xiao Wu at Nuoding Academy, where he returned her Misty Rain Token. Xiao Wu used the token to ask him for help because she had no money.

• Bi Zihan ordered Demon Scythe to watch the Fire Leopard Sect and set out for Nuoding City with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear, choosing to travel around the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After reaching Nuoding City, Bi Zihan left Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear at the Spirit Hall Branch and went alone to Nuoding Academy to look for Xiao Wu.
• Bi Zihan heard students discussing a duel between the work-study students and Boss Xiao, then watched Xiao Wu defeat ten opponents at the back mountain.
• Bi Zihan threw Xiao Wu her lost Misty Rain Token, and she recognized him and hurried after him.
• Xiao Wu offered Bi Zihan two Copper Soul Coins and asked him to help her get money, claiming it as the first of the three favors promised by the token.

Bi Zihan gave Xiao Wu five million Gold Soul Coins and warned her against going to Shrek Academy, while she declined to use the Misty Rain Token to punish her attackers. After Xiao Chenyu explained Misty Rain Tower’s power, Bi Zihan reflected on his debt to Xiao Wu and her mother and his unresolved thoughts about soul beasts.

• Xiao Wu held up five fingers, and Bi Zihan gave her five million Gold Soul Coins, mistaking her intended request for five Gold Soul Coins.
• Bi Zihan offered Xiao Wu control over the people who attacked her, but she chose to let the matter go and agreed not to attend Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu examined the Misty Rain Token, and Xiao Chenyu told her that Misty Rain Tower was a powerful force in the Star Luo Empire.
• Bi Zihan walked through Nuoding City and considered his debt to Xiao Wu and her mother, along with his thoughts about hunting soul beasts for Soul Rings.

Bi Zihan traveled toward Heaven Dou City after arranging to bring the Fire Leopard Sect under his command, while Qian Renxue received news of his arrival and reviewed her plans against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue preparing for Bi Zihan and his companions to reach the city.

• Bi Zihan sent a letter to the Spirit Soul Sanctuary and left the Spirit Hall Branch with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear for Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue received a message about Bi Zihan's success in the Star Luo Empire and explained why she would not move openly against Heaven Dou's nobles.
• Qian Renxue confirmed that Dugu Bo had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that she had poisoned Chen Xin and Gu Rong with Snow-Colored Swan Kiss.
• Qian Renxue ordered Yu Long and Ci Xue to protect the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and prepared for Bi Zihan's arrival in Heaven Dou City.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek Ning Fengzhi’s guidance and encountered Bi Zihan when he arrived to challenge Chen Xin in sword intent. The chapter left Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue quietly acknowledging each other as he greeted Ning Fengzhi.

• Qian Renxue visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disguised as Xue Qinghe and spent about four hours asking Ning Fengzhi for guidance.
• A disciple delivered Jian Hen’s challenge letter, and Ning Fengzhi summoned Chen Xin to meet the Misty Rain Tower’s master.
• Chen Xin welcomed Ning Rongrong and agreed to receive Jian Hen, while Qian Renxue wondered how Bi Zihan had changed during their two years apart.
• Bi Zihan entered the sect, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin admired his bearing while Qian Renxue studied his masked face.
• Ning Fengzhi greeted Bi Zihan, who complimented the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and discreetly glanced at Qian Renxue.

Bi Zihan challenged Chen Xin to a sword-intent duel at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where their swordsmanship revealed the strength and limits of his two opposing intents. After Chen Xin criticized his path, Bi Zihan drew on the Guardian Sword Intent in his Consciousness Sea and underwent a startling transformation, leaving Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue stunned.

• Bi Zihan told Ning Fengzhi he had come to test his sword path against Chen Xin and demanded to know whether Chen Xin had reached the level of intent.
• Chen Xin and Bi Zihan clashed with their swords without using Soul Power, relying on swordsmanship, sword intent, and their physiques.
• Chen Xin broke through Bi Zihan's concealed attacks and criticized him for cultivating two opposing sword intents instead of focusing on one.
• Bi Zihan glanced at Qian Renxue, then sank his awareness into the Guardian Sword Intent in his Consciousness Sea, causing the cracked iron chains that bound his emotions to repair.
• Bi Zihan opened his eyes with an icy aura and a powerful sword intent, leaving Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue staring in confusion.

Bi Zihan used a forbidden technique that plunged him into Supreme Indifference and caused his swordsmanship to grow stronger as he fought Chen Xin. As Chen Xin unleashed the Seven Kill Grand Formula, Bi Zihan’s attack destroyed six of its seven kill characters, and he briefly spotted Qian Renxue watching with worry.

• Bi Zihan overwhelmed Chen Xin with rising speed, strength, and sword intent while fighting in a state of Supreme Indifference.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong watched the battle, and Gu Rong judged Bi Zihan too detached to recruit.
• Qian Renxue watched Bi Zihan and wondered what had changed him.
• Chen Xin decided to end the fight quickly and unleashed the Seven Kill Grand Formula against Bi Zihan.
• Bi Zihan’s golden blade shattered six of Chen Xin’s seven kill characters, and he noticed Qian Renxue’s worried eyes before they disappeared.

Bi Zihan lost his duel with Chen Xin after the Six-Winged Angel pattern broke the restraints on his emotions and his sword intent abruptly vanished. He faked an injury and left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Qian Renxue later found his pale golden blood outside.

• Bi Zihan's sword intent vanished, allowing Chen Xin's seventh kill character to shatter his mask and graze his cheek.
• Ning Rongrong called Bi Zihan her future husband, while Qian Renxue privately dismissed her chances with him.
• Bi Zihan admitted defeat to Chen Xin and pretended to be injured as he left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Xin discussed Bi Zihan's fluctuating strength with Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue soon left the sect.
• Bi Zihan cut his arm and waited in a hidden forest, and Qian Renxue spotted his pale golden blood after leaving the sect.