Chapter Summaries

Qin Yi played music for the Penglai Sword Pavilion disciples, then reunited with Li Qingjun and Cheng Cheng when they both secretly slipped into his room. Li Qingjun ended by questioning how many fairy girlfriends Qin Yi had.

• Qin Yi played the Yunxiu Flute, stirring the waves and earning praise from the gathered swordsmen.
• Lu Longting warned Qin Yi to stay away from Li Qingjun and vowed to win the grand competition to prove he was her proper match.
• Qin Yi returned to his room and found that playing the flute had slightly improved his cultivation.
• Cheng Cheng and Li Qingjun sneaked into Qin Yi's room at the same time, accused each other of trying to visit him alone, and were caught by Qin Yi.
• Qin Yi caught both women when their attacks pulled them toward him, and Cheng Cheng fled after making an excuse.
• Li Qingjun stayed in Qin Yi's arms and asked why Ye Ling had become his sister and how many fairy girlfriends he had.

After reuniting in Penglai Sword Pavilion, Qin Yi and Li Qingjun gave in to their feelings and spent the night together. In the morning, they discussed Southern Li and the mysterious horse, then Cheng Cheng warned Li Qingjun that Qin Yi would go looking for his Senior Sister.

• Qin Yi and Li Qingjun kissed, confessed how much they had missed each other, and spent the night together while Cheng Cheng muffled the sounds outside their room.
• In the morning, Li Qingjun explained that her Martial Dao Transformation had restored her body, and she and Qin Yi treated the night as their true first time.
• Li Qingjun said she no longer wanted to shoulder responsibility for Southern Li and hoped Wu Xian might govern it one day.
• Qin Yi told Li Qingjun about Humble Origins' clues regarding the horse and about Southern Li and Li Wuxian; Li Qingjun wondered whether Wu Xian had sent the horse.
• Li Qingjun slipped out of Qin Yi's room before the swordsmen noticed, but Cheng Cheng confronted her and said Qin Yi would go look for his Senior Sister.

Qin Yi secretly watched the sects gather for the tournament while searching unsuccessfully for Ju Yunxiu, and he assessed the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace’s strengths and vulnerabilities. He headed for Burning Heaven Island, believing Ju Yunxiu had chosen not to meet him, while she woke on a distant island and called him a big pig trotter.

• Qin Yi searched the sea for Ju Yunxiu, then secretly observed the Scheming Sect’s camp and noted that Heavenly Mystery Child was absent.
• The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace arrived, and Qin Yi saw that Yin Yizhong and Gongshu Lu would compete while Jing Ze had advanced to Heart of the Harp Perfection.
• Qin Yi discussed the Immortal Palace’s many Huiyang cultivators and its difficulty advancing to Qian Yuan and beyond with Cheng Cheng and Li Qingjun.
• Qin Yi decided Ju Yunxiu knew the sects had gathered but did not wish to see him, then flew toward Burning Heaven Island.
• Ju Yunxiu opened her eyes on a distant island and called Qin Yi a big pig trotter.

The Eight Sects Grand Competition began on Burning Heaven Island, with Qin Yi worrying about the rules and how to compete without exposing his unusual weapons. Zheng Yunyi opened the proceedings, and Chu Jiantian immediately challenged him over their old grudge.

• Cultivators and disciples from eight sects gathered on Burning Heaven Island as Penglai Sword Pavilion opened its sword formation for the competition.
• A Celestial Pivot Divine Palace Daoist announced the challenge and ring-defense format, a three-loss limit, and restrictions on dangerous attacks and magic treasures.
• Qin Yi decided he should avoid drawing attention and worried that he could not use his usual weapons; Cheng Cheng offered him her Foxtail Duster.
• Zheng Yunyi of the Scheming Sect entered the arena to open the competition.
• Chu Jiantian charged forward to challenge Zheng Yunyi, beginning the tournament with their personal resentment.

Chu Jiantian defeated Zheng Yunyi, then fought several challengers before a soul art knocked him from the arena. Li Qingjun entered the contest to reclaim face for her Senior Brother, while Qin Yi watched her step forward.

• Chu Jiantian disarmed Zheng Yunyi, who conceded without revealing his methods.
• Chu Jiantian declined to challenge the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace and accepted Xian Yun of the Taiyi Sect as his next opponent.
• Qin Yi discussed martial insight and staff intent with Liusu while Chu Jiantian defeated three opponents.
• A Daoist struck Chu Jiantian with a soul secret art and knocked him out of the arena.
• Li Qingjun told Qin Yi she would enter the contest, then challenged the Daoist to instruct her.

Li Qingjun defeated Chu Jiantian’s former opponent and then overcame Tai Puzi in the arena, stunning the gathered cultivators with her battle-honed spear techniques. She remained undefeated and poised to face the next challenger as spectators anticipated her fame spreading across the realm.

• Li Qingjun shattered the Daoist’s soul art, broke his Protective Barrier, and knocked him to the ground with her spear.
• The old Daoist from Celestial Pivot Divine Palace asked Li Qingjun’s name, and she identified herself as East Sea Penglai’s Li Qingjun.
• Tai Puzi of Spirit Cloud Sect challenged Li Qingjun and attacked with his Blazing Sun Natal Magic Treasure.
• Li Qingjun countered Tai Puzi’s techniques with her spear and Wave-Breaking Triple Layer, wounding him and winning the match.
• Tai Puzi admitted defeat and left the arena, while Li Qingjun called for another challenger and the crowd anticipated her rising fame.

Li Qingjun won five consecutive matches in the sparring challenge before leaving the arena to rest, while Penglai Sword Pavilion's elders worried that she might eventually leave the sect for Qin Yi. Xian Yun then challenged Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, and Qin Yi suspected the other sects were coordinating against it.

• Penglai Sword Pavilion's elders reflected on Li Qingjun's talent and their wish for her to remain with the sect, while resenting Qin Yi because he was already her husband.
• Li Qingjun won five matches, then received no further challenges until Xian Yun accused Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace of being afraid.
• The Celestial Pivot Divine Palace elder let Li Qingjun rest, and Xian Yun launched a fierce attack on Yin Yizhong.
• Yin Yizhong dodged Xian Yun's assault with Drunken Immortal Step and retaliated with a wide-range Wine Sect attack, leaving both fighters injured.
• Representatives of the other six sects challenged Yin Yizhong, and Qin Yi wondered whether the sects were joining forces against Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.

Yin Yizhong and Gongshu Lu were targeted in a relentless gauntlet, and the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace became the first sect eliminated. When the crowd taunted the sect for having no one left, Qin Yi finally entered the arena to defend its reputation.

• Yin Yizhong lost to a Spirit Cloud Sect disciple, and Gongshu Lu entered the arena after Mo Wuzi urged him to go all out.
• Gongshu Lu used his giant robot to defeat Tai Lingzi, but he lost to later challengers and returned with his Gundam badly damaged.
• Other sects repeatedly challenged Yin Yizhong and Gongshu Lu until both suffered three losses and the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace was eliminated.
• Zheng Yunyi offered help from the Scheming Sect, but Mo Wuzi refused and explained that the pair had been deliberately targeted.
• After repeated taunts that the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace was empty, Qin Yi entered the arena and announced himself as its representative.

Qin Yi turned the Immortal Palace’s arena challenge into a public display of its strength, defeating three Taiyi Sect disciples with a newly created musical technique. He ended by asking whether Taiyi Sect had anyone left to send, as the crowd watched in stunned silence.

• Qin Yi brushed off his opponent and challenged all three Taiyi Sect disciples to face him at once.
• Qin Yi caught the first disciple’s fly whisk, pulled him close, and kicked him back into the Taiyi Sect formation.
• Qin Yi broke the fly whisk to avenge Gongshu Lu’s giant mecha, then evaded the three disciples’ combined attack.
• Qin Yi played the Azure Sea Tide Song, disrupting the three disciples’ Qi and Blood until they collapsed.
• Qin Yi declared that the song demonstrated one path of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace and asked whether Taiyi Sect had anyone left.

Qin Yi defeated Chu Jiantian in a friendly exchange of sword techniques, then rejected a Wuji Sect scholar’s challenge and faced three Wuji Sect disciples at once. He defeated all three, including their Soaring Cloud Sixth Layer leader, and ended by inviting another opponent to challenge him.

• Qin Yi and Chu Jiantian exchanged refined attacks without weapons, and Chu Jiantian conceded the match.
• A Wuji Sect scholar challenged Qin Yi, who mocked him and demanded that three members of his sect fight together.
• Qin Yi disrupted the Wuji Sect trio’s formation with a half-step and a surprise Vermilion Bird sacrificial fire attack.
• Qin Yi used Heaven Collapse to knock out Ting Feng and another scholar, then vanished to break the leader’s sword-shaped Dharma treasure.
• Qin Yi kicked the remaining scholar into the arena’s shattered rocks and asked who would challenge him next.

Qin Yi defeated the Wuji Sect challengers and discussed with Tai Puzi how traditional immortal sects were trying to suppress Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace as its new Dao gained influence. He declared that he would represent the Immortal Palace’s traditional and martial paths against the gathered opponents.

• Qin Yi’s combat skill impressed the spectators, while Cheng Cheng, Li Qingjun, and Lu Longting reacted to his victory and his relationship with Li Qingjun.
• Tai Puzi met Qin Yi and admitted that he had intended to wear him down, then explained that Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace’s growth had provoked jealousy and opposition from traditional sects.
• Qin Yi identified the dispute as a conflict between tradition and the new Dao, and Tai Puzi confirmed that opponents hoped to damage the Immortal Palace’s reputation and momentum.
• Qin Yi realized Zheng Yunyi had tried to turn Penglai Sword Pavilion against the Immortal Palace, while Scheming Sect might be seeking advantage from the conflict.
• Qin Yi criticized the traditional sects for rejecting new paths and announced that he would use the Immortal Palace’s immortal and martial Dao to challenge the heroes gathered there.

Qin Yi defeated Tai Puzi by resisting his soul-targeting Green Lamp and revealing that he could manifest a Soul Arrow, then faced Lu Longting in the arena’s anticipated peak battle. The chapter ended as Lu Longting’s supersonic sword thrust reached Qin Yi’s throat.

• Qin Yi argued that Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace included orthodox Immortal Dao, making him its representative and undermining the other sects’ objections.
• Tai Puzi used his Green Lamp to attack Qin Yi’s soul, but Qin Yi solidified his spirit, extinguished the lamp, and revealed a Soul Arrow.
• Tai Puzi conceded, and Qin Yi invited Spirit Cloud Sect to send another challenger before Lu Longting of East Sea Penglai entered the arena.
• Qin Yi put away his flute and chose a demon-subduing vajra to face Lu Longting, whose swordsmanship threatened to make this Qin Yi’s hardest battle yet.
• Lu Longting launched a sword thrust faster than sound, and its point reached Qin Yi’s throat.

Qin Yi fought Lu Longting in a devastating duel, eventually forging a weapon from magma after his pestle was ruined and turning the fight around. He defeated Lu Longting and challenged the remaining cultivators, standing battered but unbowed in the arena.

• Qin Yi and Lu Longting exchanged powerful sword and staff attacks that shattered the arena and wounded them both.
• Lu Longting used the Falling Moon Divine Sword, but Qin Yi compressed the Demon-Subduing Pestle's Gale Qi and shattered his sword technique, leaving both fighters bleeding.
• Qin Yi drew magma into a dragon, compressed it, and used the Creation Golden Chapter to forge a new club, declaring that everything could become a divine weapon.
• Qin Yi battered Lu Longting's defenses and kicked him away, while Chu Jiantian caught his injured Senior Brother.
• Qin Yi recovered with a healing spell, then raised his club and challenged the other cultivators as he stood alone amid the magma.

Qin Yi overwhelmed the remaining contestants in the arena, leaving Scheming Sect to concede and the crowd demanding that Li Qingjun challenge him. The contest ended with Li Qingjun embracing and kissing Qin Yi instead, stunning the gathered sects.

• Qin Yi defeated another attacker with a wall of fire and sent him flying from the island.
• Qin Yi grew into a giant and smashed an opponent’s capturing magic treasure, while a monkey hand from a painting held the man in place.
• Zheng Yunyi conceded on behalf of Scheming Sect, and the crowd called on Li Qingjun to fight Qin Yi.
• Li Qingjun entered the arena and ran into Qin Yi’s embrace, where they kissed as the spectators watched in shock.
• Gongshu Lu told Yin Yizhong that he now understood how Qin Yi had earned his reputation.

After Qin Yi won the competition, Mo Wuzi and Yellow Stone True Person kept the sects’ rivalry from escalating. A volcano erupted unexpectedly, revealing a strange blood-colored glow beneath its crater and drawing everyone’s attention to what might lie below.

• Mo Wuzi rebuked the visiting sects for turning a friendly exchange into an attempt to suppress the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, while Yellow Stone True Person said time would judge the Palace’s Dao.
• Qin Yi returned to the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace formation with Li Qingjun, and Mo Wuzi asked the Penglai Sword Pavilion to resume their original exchange.
• The island shook, and the cultivators evacuated as the volcano erupted, sending lava, smoke, and flaming rocks into the sky above the raging sea.
• Lu Longting told Qin Yi the volcano should not have erupted and explained that the various sects had selected the island as a transfer point.
• Mo Wuzi and the other cultivators sensed a strange aura and blood-colored glow beneath the volcano, suspecting a treasure or secret realm was emerging.

After a suspicious eruption revealed a Heaven-Severing Door to the Blood Nether Realm, Qin Yi learned it might contain the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow Liusu needed. Despite suspecting a trap, he entered with Cheng Cheng and Li Qingjun, while Mo Wuzi equipped him with tools to escape and explore.

• As the volcano erupted and then subsided, Qin Yi and Cheng Cheng suspected the timing was a trap, while Penglai Sword Pavilion sent Chu Jiantian to summon reinforcements.
• A blood-red Heaven-Severing Door appeared, allowing only cultivators below the Radiant Yang level to enter, and the gathered sects recognized it as an opportunity aimed at the younger contestants.
• Liusu told Qin Yi that the realm was part of the Blood Nether Realm and that it might hold the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow she needed, so Qin Yi decided to enter.
• The Scheming Sect and then several other sects entered the door, while Qin Yi asked Mo Wuzi to keep their people outside and received a World-Breaking Bomb and Wooden Figures.
• Cheng Cheng and Li Qingjun insisted on joining Qin Yi, and the three entered the Blood Nether Realm together.

Qin Yi, Cheng Cheng, and Li Qingjun explored the Blood Nether Realm, where Liusu explained that the collapsed realm had once imprisoned vicious demons. Cheng Cheng discovered that Xian Yun had died beyond a wall, leaving the group alert to danger.

• Qin Yi learned from Liusu that the Blood Nether Realm had collapsed after an ancient war and might once have held demons such as Taotie and Taowu.
• Cheng Cheng realized Qin Yi had entered the suspected trap because of Liusu, then fought with the artifact spirit before Qin Yi separated them.
• Liusu identified their location as the outer plaza of a structure, likely an altar, and Cheng Cheng sent fox afterimages ahead to scout.
• Cheng Cheng discovered Xian Yun dead beyond a wall, his flesh and blood withered away.
• Qin Yi took out the Wolf Tooth Club and Liusu returned to it while Li Qingjun readied her spear.

Qin Yi, Cheng Cheng, and Li Qingjun entered a blood-soaked witchcraft site, where animated statues and a hidden formation threatened to separate them. They broke through the trap and continued toward the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow, with the only path leading through an eerie Stone Hall as blood rain began to fall.

• Qin Yi, Cheng Cheng, and Li Qingjun watched Xian Yun's corpse get absorbed into a blood-red wall and learned from Liusu that Ancient Witchcraft was behind the evil scene.
• Qin Yi, Cheng Cheng, and Li Qingjun entered the wall's courtyard, where Qin Yi destroyed a statue's head and the others smashed severed limbs attacking them.
• The statues and limbs came alive, but Qin Yi identified the formation's eye and burned it, preventing the group from being divided into separate spaces.
• The group ignored a distant seven-colored treasure and headed left, but an ethereal Stone Hall blocked their path.
• As blood rain fell, Qin Yi decided that the three of them had to enter the Stone Hall.

Qin Yi, Cheng Cheng, and Li Qingjun entered a hall of illusion sand and were ambushed by Scheming Sect fighters trying to separate them. Cheng Cheng and Li Qingjun held off the attackers together, and the chapter ended with Qin Yi striking at the Witcher while still trapped in an illusion.

• Liusu explained that the Yin Illusion Sand filled the hall and warned that taking it could trigger ancient formations and witchcraft.
• Qin Yi used a Wooden Figure to test the sand, but an ambush struck while his soul was caught in an illusion.
• Cheng Cheng and Li Qingjun stayed beside Qin Yi, blocked the attackers, and recognized Zheng Yunyi and another Scheming Sect participant.
• Cheng Cheng boosted Li Qingjun's strength as they fought the Witcher, while her golden ring restrained Zheng Yunyi's fan.
• Still trapped in the illusion, Qin Yi shouted that the Witcher was pretending to be Cheng Cheng and swung his Wolf Tooth Club at him.

Qin Yi broke through a layered illusion and joined Qing Jun and Cheng Cheng in confronting a Witcher, only for Zheng Yunyi to kill the Witcher and absorb his energy. Zheng Yunyi offered to cooperate against the Witch God Sect’s former members, but withheld further information until Qin Yi agreed.

• Qin Yi recognized the Minghe and Cheng Cheng scenes as illusions and shattered them by refusing to indulge in his own desires.
• Qin Yi broke free while attacking a Witcher, but stopped when he saw Zheng Yunyi had stabbed the Witcher and asked him to hold back.
• Zheng Yunyi snapped the Witcher’s neck and used a secret technique to raise his cultivation temporarily from the second to the sixth layer of Tengyun.
• Qin Yi rejected Zheng Yunyi’s offer of cooperation, saying he could not trust him despite their shared opposition to the newcomers’ plans.
• Zheng Yunyi explained that the newcomers were expelled great witches seeking to summon an ancient fiend, while the Witch God Sect sought Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow, and described a shattered Saint Jade fragment that had gone missing.
• Zheng Yunyi asked Qin Yi to agree to cooperate before he revealed everything else he knew.