Chapter Summaries

Shao Yu impressed the Mohist School, but Tian Ming’s antics provoked Da Tie Chui until Snow Maiden intervened. Xiao Xie praised Snow Maiden with a poem, drawing her interest and making Gao Jianli wary of him.

• Shao Yu won the cauldron-lifting contest, and Tian Ming threw stones at him before attacking him directly.
• Da Tie Chui caught Tian Ming and tried to punish him, but Tian Ming bit him and dodged his attacks.
• Da Tie Chui used Thunder God Fist against Tian Ming, and Snow Maiden stopped him before the blow landed.
• Xiao Xie sang a poem praising Snow Maiden and introduced himself as the master of Ascension Tower.
• Snow Maiden greeted Xiao Xie warmly, while Gao Jianli grew concerned about Xiao Xie's interest in her.

Xiao Xie gave Xue Nu a blue Ascension Token for the sixth floor and revealed that the ninth-floor treasure could grant its owner the entire world. He warned that bringing it out could cause unprecedented deaths, leaving the group to confront the danger of seeking it.

• Yue Er and Duanmu Rong praised Xiao Xie's lyrics, while Tian Ming admitted he could not understand them.
• Xue Nu stopped Da Tie Chui from mistreating Tian Ming and warned Tian Ming not to ambush people again.
• Xiao Xie gave Xue Nu a blue Ascension Token, and Old Man Ban identified it as access to the sixth floor of the Ascension Tower.
• Xiao Xie said the eighth-floor treasures could cause worldwide turmoil and that the ninth-floor treasure could grant its owner the entire world.
• Xiao Xie warned that the ninth-floor treasure carried enough killing intent to threaten everyone if it fell into evil hands.

When Gao Jianli attacked the injured Gai Nie to avenge Jing Ke, Xiao Xie intervened and became the target of Gao Jianli’s rage. Xiao Xie broke Gao Jianli’s Yi Shui Han technique, leaving Gao Jianli fallen and Xue Nu rushing to his side.

• After Xiao Xie warned the group about a dangerous treasure, Gao Jianli recognized Gai Nie as Jing Ke’s killer and attacked him with Shui Han.
• Xiao Xie blocked Gao Jianli’s strike, but Gao Jianli froze his fan and launched a powerful ice attack at him.
• Xiao Xie dodged with Dao Zhi’s Lightning Flash Divine Travel Step, which he had learned after seeing it once, and struck Gao Jianli backward with his fan.
• Gao Jianli used Yi Shui Han against Xiao Xie, insisting that anyone who stopped him from killing Gai Nie must die.
• Xiao Xie drew Yuan Hong from Gai Nie’s hand and used Sword Breaking Stance to pierce Yi Shui Han’s domain and knock Shui Han away.
• Gao Jianli fell to the ground, and Xue Nu hurried to his side in alarm.

Xiao Xie spared Gao Jianli after their fight, then joined Xue Nu to rescue Da Tie Chui when Yin Fu attacked him in the forest. Xue Nu's flute distracted Yin Fu, but her music also left Da Tie Chui helpless as Yin Fu prepared to cut his throat.

• Xiao Xie knocked Gao Jianli unconscious but spared his life for Xue Nu and the Mohist School, and Xue Nu sent Dao Zhi to carry him away.
• Old Man Ban warned that enemies might be investigating Mechanic City and sent Da Tie Chui to investigate Back Mountain.
• Xiao Xie noticed trouble near Back Mountain and later agreed to accompany Xue Nu to support Da Tie Chui after Dao Zhi reported that enemies had attacked him.
• Yin Fu outmaneuvered Da Tie Chui in the forest, wounding him and knocking him to the ground.
• Xue Nu played White Snow to distract Yin Fu, but the music also incapacitated Da Tie Chui, leaving him pinned beneath Yin Fu as Xiao Xie rushed into the battle.

Xiao Xie warned the Mohists that Wei Zhuang’s Ink Jade Qilin had infiltrated Mechanic City, but the city was soon sabotaged and suspicion fell on Gai Nie. The chapter ended with Duanmu Rong defending Gai Nie as he faced Gao Jianli.

• Xiao Xie struck Yin Fu and helped Xue Nu bring the wounded Da Tie Chui back to Mechanic City for treatment.
• Wei Zhuang showed Gongshu Chou a blueprint of Mechanic City and claimed his subordinate could infiltrate any defenses.
• Xiao Xie gave Old Man Ban a Jade Dew Pill and warned Duanmu Rong that Black Qilin could be disguised as a Mohist disciple.
• Duanmu Rong tricked Gao Jianli away from the Central Water Pool, where an impostor injured Master Xu and poisoned the water with Dove Feather Thousand Nights.
• Master Xu identified Gai Nie as his attacker, and Gao Jianli went to confront him.
• Duanmu Rong stood between Gao Jianli and Gai Nie, insisting that Gai Nie had not attacked Master Ban or Master Xu.

Xiao Xie helped Duanmu Rong and Xue Nu expose the case against Gai Nie, while Gao Jianli struggled to control his suspicion and anger. Duanmu Rong realized the Mohist Mechanic City faced a mass poisoning: Dove Feather Thousand Nights would spread through the water once sunlight reached it.

• Gao Jianli accused Gai Nie of being a traitor, but Duanmu Rong and Xue Nu explained that Black Qilin had disguised himself, attacked the Mohists, and framed Gai Nie.
• Xiao Xie urged the group to inspect the Central Water Pool, and Duanmu Rong, Xue Nu, and Gao Jianli went to check it.
• Xiao Xie advised Gai Nie to stay in his room with Tian Ming, while Duanmu Rong found no visible problem with the pools and Gao Jianli ordered the Mohists to strengthen their guard.
• Before dawn, Duanmu Rong told Gao Jianli to stop everyone from drinking the pool water, then realized sunlight would activate Dove Feather Thousand Nights and spread the poison through the water.

As Qin forces invaded the Mohist Mechanic City and poison incapacitated its defenders, Xiao Xie joined the Mohists at their Core Secret Chamber. The Mohists trapped the advancing Qin soldiers and activated their deadly formations, but the battle for the city continued.

• Yue Er detected Dove Feather Thousand Nights in the air and gave Tian Ming and Shao Yu Orchid Silk Scarves, while Murong Feng and Murong Huang offered Xiao Xie a Hundred Poisons Pill.
• Xue Nu led Xiao Xie and his companions to the Mohist Core, where Gai Nie worried that Tian Ming, Yue Er, and Shao Yu were missing; Old Man Ban and Xue Nu concluded Duanmu Rong had taken them into the Forbidden Ground.
• Gongshu Chou operated a gigantic mechanical snake as Wei Zhuang and tens of thousands of Qin Iron Armor Soldiers advanced on the Mechanic City.
• The Qin army drove the poisoned Mohist defenders back toward the Central Mechanism Hall and the Mohist Core Secret Chamber.
• Master Ban ordered the entrances sealed to trap Qin soldiers in the hall, then Old Man Ban activated mechanical crossbows and the Hidden Dragon Formation, throwing the Qin ranks into chaos.

The Mohist School’s defenses broke the Qin army’s attack, but Wei Zhuang entered the mechanism hall and used poisoned Mohist captives to pressure the defenders. The chapter ended with Gao Jianli barring Da Tie Chui from leaving the secret chamber to rescue them.

• Old Man Ban used the Honeycomb Formation to finish off the scattered Qin Soldiers and prepared the mechanism array for another attack.
• Old Man Ban discovered that Wei Zhuang and Red Practice had entered the mechanism hall, prompting the Mohist School members to close the doors and activate the crossbows.
• A Gongshu Family mechanical man, Mechanical Wu Shuang Gui, smashed through the stone doors and blocked the mechanism arrows with its bronze axe.
• Old Man Ban and Dao Zhi realized Wei Zhuang was using poisoned Mohist brothers from the forging division as hostages, and Wei Zhuang killed one of them to threaten the defenders.
• Da Tie Chui tried to rush out to save the captives, but Gao Jianli drew the Shui Han Sword and refused to let him leave the Mohist Core Secret Chamber.

Xiao Xie left the Mohist Core Secret Chamber to rescue Duanmu Rong, forcing Wei Zhuang back with one finger and returning her safely inside. He then chose to remain outside with the enemy, saying he had something to do before he returned.

• Da Tie Chui wanted to leave the secret chamber to help the Mohist disciples, but Xue Nu persuaded him that the Mohist School needed survivors.
• Old Man Ban revealed that Wei Zhuang had captured Duanmu Rong, and the Mohist disciples could not intervene because she would kill herself if they tried to save her.
• Xiao Xie said Duanmu Rong belonged to Ascension Tower and left the chamber to rescue her, while Murong Feng, Murong Huang, and Gai Nie guarded the entrance.
• Xiao Xie blocked Wei Zhuang's Shark Tooth with one finger, then sent Duanmu Rong safely back into the chamber.
• Xiao Xie told Master Ban to close the doors and said he would remain outside to handle something before returning.

Xiao Xie left the Mohist School rather than fight Wei Zhuang and went to meet Shao Siming, whom he teased by calling her his wife. Shao Siming attacked him with her Yin Yang Arts, and the chapter ended with Xiao Xie holding her behind a Three-Foot Qi Wall.

• Murong Feng and Murong Huang agreed to let Xiao Xie leave, and Old Man Ban ordered the Mohist School gates closed.
• Xiao Xie dodged Wei Zhuang's sword and escaped into a passage, while Red Practice and Dao Zhi watched his speed with admiration.
• Xiao Xie traveled through the forest using the Lightning Flash Divine Travel Step and found Shao Siming waiting in a tree.
• Xiao Xie introduced himself and asked Shao Siming to become his wife, prompting her to attack him with the Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Style.
• Xiao Xie dodged Shao Siming's attacks, rushed behind her, and embraced her as a Three-Foot Qi Wall blocked her leaves.

Xiao Xie mastered Shao Siming’s Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Style and took her on a sword flight above the clouds, winning her over with the experience and a song. Meanwhile, Wei Zhuang’s fight with Gai Nie left Gai Nie gravely wounded, and the Mohists began a wager to save Tian Ming.

• Xiao Xie used his greater Yin Yang Power and knowledge of Shao Siming’s hand seals to take control of nearby leaves and vines, stopping her from resisting.
• Xiao Xie carried Shao Siming above the clouds on a green sword, where she relaxed into the flight as he sang to her.
• Wei Zhuang defeated the wounded Gai Nie after Gai Nie spared his junior brother, leaving Gai Nie gravely injured and his fate uncertain.
• Wei Zhuang captured Tian Ming and wagered his life against the Mohists in a best-of-three contest.
• Da Tie Chui defeated Mechanical Wu Shuang Gui after his potential erupted, but lost the ability to fight.

Red Practice used the Fire Charm Technique to trap Xue Nu and exploit the sorrow hidden in her music, leaving Xue Nu vulnerable to her dream. Outside Mechanic City, Xiao Xie named Shao Siming Purple Robe and Xiao Yi after she could not recall having a personal name.

• Xue Nu and Red Practice began their match, and Red Practice secretly activated the Fire Charm Technique while concealing it amid the Snake Formation’s commotion.
• Xue Nu mistook her jade flute for a venomous snake, dropped it, and found herself unable to move as the Fire Charm Technique took hold.
• Red Practice drew out the sorrow behind Xue Nu’s White Snow and used her buried secret to weaken her defenses, while Gao Jianli held back to protect Tian Ming.
• Xiao Xie landed outside Mechanic City with Shao Siming and asked whether she had enjoyed their flight on the giant sword.
• Shao Siming shook her head when Xiao Xie asked for her personal name, so he named her Purple Robe and said he would call her Xiao Yi.

Xiao Xie returned to the Mechanism Hall, where Xue Nu had awakened and defeated Red Practice’s nightmare. He rescued Tian Ming from Yin Fu and struck Yin Fu down.

• Xiao Xie gave Shao Siming a purple Ascension Token necklace, kissed her, and left as she flew toward a distant firework.
• Xue Nu awakened, froze Red Practice’s hand, and told her that she was the one trapped in a nightmare before walking away with a warning about her dance of death.
• Tian Ming refused to flee and challenged Wei Zhuang’s group, but Yin Fu attacked him with his iron claw.
• Xiao Xie pulled Tian Ming out of danger, praised his courage, and sent Yin Fu crashing into the hall wall with a palm strike.

Xiao Xie refused to fight his sister Red Practice or interfere in her conflict with the Mohist School, though he protected members of Ascension Tower from her. The Mohist Grandmaster arrived to save Gao Jianli and confronted Wei Zhuang, while Tian Ming met him and affirmed his resolve to protect his friends.

• Xiao Xie told Red Practice he would not oppose her, but would not let her kill members of Ascension Tower, and learned that Duanmu Rong had treated Xue Nu's poison injury.
• Wei Zhuang attacked the weakened Gao Jianli, but the Mohist Grandmaster appeared and knocked Shark Tooth aside with Ink Eyebrow.
• The Mohist Grandmaster reassured Gao Jianli and the other Mohists that he understood their defeat, then met Tian Ming and recognized that he had obtained Non-Attack.
• Tian Ming told the Grandmaster that Yue Er had been taken by a purple-haired woman, and promised he would protect his friends even at the cost of his life.
• The Mohist Grandmaster declared that Wei Zhuang's group would pay for their crimes, and Wei Zhuang challenged him over his survival from their previous encounter.

The Grandmaster defeated Wei Zhuang in a sword clash but secretly could not fight again because of the Six Souls Fear Curse, so he bluffed and let Wei Zhuang and Quick Sand leave. He revealed himself as Crown Prince Dan of Yan and explained that he wanted to stop Ying Zheng from getting his way.

• Wei Zhuang challenged the Grandmaster to repeat the strike that had once wounded him, and their clash left Wei Zhuang bleeding and defeated.
• The Grandmaster warned Wei Zhuang that his injuries and his subordinates’ condition left Quick Sand with no chance of escaping Mechanic City, then unexpectedly ordered him to leave.
• Tian Ming protested the decision, while Xiao Xie called him over and recognized that the Grandmaster was bluffing because the Six Souls Fear Curse prevented him from fighting again.
• Wei Zhuang questioned the Grandmaster’s motives, and the Grandmaster removed his bamboo hat to reveal that he was Crown Prince Dan of Yan, presumed dead after taking Wei Zhuang’s sword strike.
• The Grandmaster told Wei Zhuang he spared him because he did not want Ying Zheng to get his way.

After Wei Zhuang’s group left Mechanic City, the Grandmaster collapsed from a Six Souls Fear Curse placed by Da Siming. Carefree Master and Xiao Xie could not save him, and the chapter left the Mohist School grieving as the Grandmaster faced his worsening condition.

• Wei Zhuang led the Quicksand members away after the Grandmaster persuaded him to leave Mechanic City, and Red Practice flirted with Xiao Xie as she departed.
• The Grandmaster collapsed after Xiao Xie revealed he had been forcing himself to stay upright, and Duanmu Rong identified a curse mark.
• Carefree Master diagnosed the Grandmaster with the Yin Yang Family’s Six Souls Fear Curse and explained that Da Siming had placed it while disguised as a Mohist disciple.
• The Grandmaster realized Da Siming had cursed him when he helped her, and Carefree Master said the curse was likely incurable.
• Xiao Xie admitted he could not remove the curse with his abilities sealed, while the Grandmaster comforted the grieving Mohist School members.

The Grandmaster chose Xiao Xie as the next Mohist Grandmaster, and Xiao Xie accepted the role and took Ink Brow. After Yan Dan transferred his internal energy to him, Yan Dan warned that Azure Dragon had been activated.

• The Grandmaster asked Xiao Xie to stay after the other guests left and offered him the position of next Grandmaster.
• Xiao Xie agreed to protect the Mohist disciples, and Yan Dan handed him Ink Brow during the succession ceremony.
• The Mohist leaders supported Xiao Xie's appointment, though Gao Jianli opposed it.
• Yan Dan transferred all his internal energy to Xiao Xie, who absorbed it with the Northern Darkness Divine Art.
• Yan Dan told Xiao Xie and the others to leave quickly because Azure Dragon had been activated.

After Mechanic City collapsed, Xiao Xie arranged for the Mohist disciples to be sheltered by Ascension Tower and set out for Sanghai City. He kept his new position as Mohist Grandmaster secret while Moon God learned of his involvement, and the group prepared to enter the city in disguise.

• Yan Dan stayed behind in Mechanic City while Gao Jianli and the other Mohists evacuated, and the fortress collapsed soon afterward.
• Xiao Xie sent Murong Feng and Murong Huang to arrange shelter for the Mohist disciples and told them to meet him at There is Inn in Sanghai City.
• Xiao Xie instructed Old Man Ban and the Mohist leaders to conceal his identity as Grandmaster and continue with their plan to travel to Sanghai City.
• Moon God learned that Zhang Liang, Carefree Master, and Xiao Xie had aided the Mohists, and Shao Siming reacted when she heard Xiao Xie's name.
• Near Sanghai City, Xiao Xie sent most of the Mohist disciples to a secret stronghold and told the remaining leaders to disguise themselves before entering the city.

The Mohist School members, Shao Yu, and their companions reached Sanghai City and entered the inn, where they reunited with Ding Pangzi. The group dropped their disguises, while Xiao Xie noticed an attendant who looked like Shi Lan.

• The disguised Mohist School members and their companions entered Sanghai City and arrived at the inn called There is Inn.
• Xue Nu teased Tian Ming as the group entered, and Xiao Xie told her to stop bullying him.
• Ding Pangzi welcomed the group and closed the inn to outsiders for their arrival.
• Xiao Xie recognized an attendant as possibly Shi Lan, while Xiao Xiao flew to the kitchen to find food.
• At Ding Pangzi's request, the group removed their disguises and returned to their original appearances.

Ding Pangzi welcomed the group at the Mohist contact base in Sanghai City and reported a major Qin military buildup, including a blockade of the sea. Xiao Xie revealed that Qin was sending supplies to the Mirage Ship for Ying Zheng’s search for the Elixir of Immortality, leaving the group debating whether it could exist.

• Tian Ming teased Dao Zhi and learned that Da Tie Chui had hidden in a vegetable basket to enter the city.
• Ding Pangzi introduced himself as the group’s local contact, and Old Man Ban introduced Ge Nie, Shao Yu, and Xiao Xie.
• Ding Pangzi reported that Qin troops had doubled in Sanghai City, guarded official buildings, sealed nearby streets, and blocked civilian ships from going to sea.
• Xiao Xie explained that Qin was transporting supplies to the Mirage Ship, a vessel built to search overseas for the Elixir of Immortality.
• Shao Yu dismissed the possibility of an Elixir of Immortality, while Tian Ming and Dao Zhi pressed Xiao Xie for his view.