Chapter Summaries

Qin Jishi reunited with Yun Qing, who had become a dispirited drunk, and watched as Yun Long and three disciples came to torment him. Just as they moved to attack Yun Qing, Qin Jishi threatened them.

• Qin Jishi recognized Yun Qing and quietly sat beside him as Yun Qing offered him wine and fell asleep.
• Yun Long arrived with three disciples, intending to carry out Yun Fei's order to teach Yun Qing a lesson.
• The disciples kicked Yun Qing awake and tried to take him away, but he recognized Yun Long and guessed Yun Fei had sent him.
• Yun Qing told Yun Long and the disciples to do as they pleased, saying he would not tell his father.
• As the disciples prepared to strike Yun Qing, Qin Jishi threatened that they would not see the next day if they touched him.

Qin Jishi intervened when Yun Long and three other Cloud Sword Gate disciples threatened Yun Qing, who briefly mistook Qin Jishi’s familiar voice for that of someone he had known as Brother Qin. The disciples demanded that Qin Jishi leave, but he stood his ground as a crowd gathered.

• Yun Qing recognized a voice like Brother Qin’s, slapped himself to check that he was awake, and then felt his hope fade when Qin Jishi’s appearance did not match his memories.
• Qin Jishi warned Yun Long and the three disciples not to touch Yun Qing, but they mocked him and bragged about belonging to the Cloud Sword Gate.
• Qin Jishi refused to back down after Yun Long threatened him, and Yun Qing urged him to leave rather than risk provoking the sect.
• Qin Jishi said he would see the matter through because Yun Qing had shared wine with him, stirring Yun Qing’s sense that he was like Brother Qin.
• Yun Long and the other disciples pressed Qin Jishi to leave, while bystanders gathered and whispered that challenging the Cloud Sword Gate could cost him his life.

Qin Jishi easily defeated Yun Long and three other Cloud Sword Gate disciples after they attacked him, then broke Yun Long’s leg when he threatened him. He sent them away and ignored the crowd’s warnings, walking toward the pavilion as the onlookers feared Cloud Sword Gate would retaliate.

• Yun Long ordered the other three disciples to attack Qin Jishi, and their swords passed through his afterimage.
• Qin Jishi appeared behind Yun Long and swiftly struck all four men, leaving them badly injured.
• Yun Long threatened Qin Jishi by invoking Cloud Sword Gate, so Qin Jishi broke his lower leg and ordered the group to leave.
• The injured disciples supported Yun Long as they withdrew, glaring at Qin Jishi with resentment.
• The crowd warned Qin Jishi to flee Cloud Sword City, but he turned and walked toward the pavilion.

Qin Jishi rescued Yun Qing and listened as Yun Qing recounted his lost brother, whom he still believed had been called Qin Jishi. Though Yun Qing began to suspect Qin Jishi’s identity, Qin Jishi withheld the truth and offered to restore his severed meridians, leaving Yun Qing willing to try.

• Yun Qing thanked Qin Jishi for rescuing him and urged him to leave before Yun Long’s people retaliated.
• Qin Jishi and Yun Qing shared wine and spoke of the brothers they had lost, and Yun Qing recounted how his brother Qin Jishi had been persecuted.
• Qin Jishi realized Yun Qing’s suffering had stemmed from his own past and concealed his grief when Yun Qing noticed his tearful eyes.
• Qin Jishi gave his name as Qin Ji and offered to restore Yun Qing’s severed meridians without revealing who he was.
• Yun Qing doubted the offer but decided to follow Qin Jishi and asked what he needed to do.

After Qin Jishi healed Yun Qing’s meridians, Yun Qing rapidly regained his cultivation and advanced to the Heavenly Dipper Realm. Meanwhile, the Qin Family hosted a gathering of the continent’s great powers, with Qin Shutu presiding as the guests awaited the day’s discussions.

• Yun Long ordered Cloud Sword Gate to search Cloud Sword City for Qin Jishi after Qin Jishi left with Yun Qing.
• Qin Jishi used God-Slaying Golden Light to heal Yun Qing’s damaged meridians in the Gloomy Forest.
• Yun Qing absorbed spiritual energy, regained his former peak, and advanced through the Earth Fiend Realm into the Heavenly Dipper Realm.
• Qin Jishi vowed to reclaim the suffering endured by his brother and named the Qin Family, Qin Tian, and Qin Shutu as targets.
• Leaders from across the Sacred Ancestor Continent arrived at the Qin Family’s banquet in Sky City.
• Qin Shutu welcomed the guests and told them to eat before discussing matters.

Qin Shutu secured the major powers’ agreement to have their disciples obey Qin Tian inside the Dark Tomb Mound, revealing that Qin Tian was close to breaking through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm. As the gathering ended, Meng Jiujie asked Qin Shutu to order the powers to search for the Black Coffin Saint Hand.

• Qin Shutu announced that the Qin Family would send only Qin Tian into the Dark Tomb Mound and distribute its usual quotas among the other powers.
• Qin Shutu explained that Qin Tian was nearing the Myriad Manifestations Realm and asked every sect to make its disciples obey Qin Tian unconditionally.
• Meng Jiujie, Kong Zhiyong, Yun Jian, and Feng Xueyi agreed on behalf of their powers, and Qin Shutu thanked everyone.
• As Qin Shutu prepared to leave, Meng Jiujie asked him to order the major powers to help search for the Black Coffin Saint Hand.
• Qin Shutu asked whether the rumors about the Black Coffin Saint Hand were true, drawing the hall’s attention back to Meng Jiujie.

After Meng Jiujie confirmed that the Black Coffin Saint Hand had emptied the Sky Fire Sect's treasury and killed Meng Buping, Qin Shutu ordered the powers to help hunt him down. The search failed, while Yun Qing recovered and reached Golden Body Level Nine with Qin Jishi's help, then invited him to the sect as the Cloud Sword Gate held its young master's coronation ceremony.

• Meng Jiujie confirmed the Black Coffin Saint Hand's crimes, and Qin Shutu called on the powers of the Sacred Ancestor Continent to help find him.
• Kong Zhiyong, Yun Jian, and Feng Xueyi agreed to keep watch, and Meng Jiujie vowed not to let the Black Coffin Saint Hand escape.
• After half a month of fruitless searching, the Sky Fire Sect set the matter aside and prepared for the Dark Tomb Mound.
• Yun Qing awakened in the Gloomy Forest at Golden Body Level Nine and realized Qin Jishi had restored and strengthened his meridians.
• Qin Jishi refused to reveal his identity and asked Yun Qing to treat him to a drink, so Yun Qing invited him to the sect.
• The Cloud Sword Gate held its young master's coronation ceremony.

Cloud Sword Gate held a ceremony to appoint Yun Chang as Young Master, but Yun He and Yun Fei interrupted, demanding a fair competition. Yun Jian ordered Yun He to step down and unleashed his pressure against him.

• Disciples gathered at the Training Arena and discussed Yun Chang and Yun Fei as candidates for Young Master.
• Yun Jian praised the gathered disciples and began the investiture ceremony, naming Yun Chang as the sect’s chosen Young Master.
• Yun Chang tried to decline in favor of Yun Qing, but Yun Jian told her that Yun Qing could not cultivate and urged her to accept.
• Yun He and Yun Fei interrupted the ceremony, objecting to Yun Chang’s appointment and demanding that the position be decided through fair competition.
• Yun Xing tried to take Yun He away, but Yun He refused and appealed to Yun Jian for impartiality.
• Yun Jian ordered Yun He to step down and released a powerful pressure that enveloped him.

Yun He and Yun Fei challenged the decision to appoint Yun Chang as the Cloud Sword Gate’s young sect master, arguing that Yun Fei deserved a fair chance. Yun Jian agreed to let Yun Chang and Yun Fei fight for the position, and they began their duel on the fighting platform.

• Yun He and Yun Fei stood their ground against Yun Jian and asked the sect elders to judge Yun Fei fairly.
• Yun He argued that Yun Fei’s strength and talent made him a worthy candidate, and several elders and Yun Xing supported holding a match.
• Yun Chang agreed to compete with Yun Fei after Yun Jian asked for her opinion.
• Yun Jian declared that whoever won the match would become the young sect master and left the fighting platform.
• Yun Fei and Yun Chang drew their swords, raised their auras, and clashed.

Yun Fei defeated Yun Chang and stood poised to be named Cloud Sword Gate’s Young Master, while Yun Jian urged him to serve the sect. Yun Qing interrupted the announcement with an objection and arrived with Qin Jishi.

• Yun He apologized to Yun Jian for supporting Yun Fei, and Yun Jian told him to guide his son if he became Young Master.
• Yun Fei defeated Yun Chang, who accepted her loss and found comfort in her father Yun Xing’s reminder that she could still protect Qing'er.
• Yun Jian returned to the arena, advised Yun Fei to consider the sect, and prepared to announce him as Young Master when no one else objected.
• Yun Qing objected, drawing the crowd’s attention as he approached with Qin Jishi, the young man Yun Long recognized.

Yun Qing arrived at the Training Arena with Qin Jishi and challenged Yun Fei’s fitness to be Young Sect Master. When Yun Long tried to turn the crowd against Qin Jishi, Yun Qing defended his benefactor, and Yun Fei’s attempt to explain the accusation ended with Yun Qing publicly dismissing him.

• Yun Qing reunited with Yun Chang and explained that he had come to assess Yun Fei’s qualifications to serve as Young Sect Master.
• Yun Long recognized Qin Jishi and ordered the disciples to seize him, but Yun Qing stepped in and called Qin Jishi his benefactor.
• Yun Xing questioned Yun Long, who tried to claim Qin Jishi had attacked him in an offense against Cloud Sword Gate.
• Yun Fei suggested Yun Qing was using the incident to embarrass him because he had won the Young Sect Master position from Yun Chang.
• Yun Qing told Yun Fei that he was not worthy of being embarrassed by him, shocking the crowd.

Yun Qing openly challenged Yun Fei after Yun Chang lost the young master contest, insisting that Yun Fei’s strength could not compare to his. He stepped onto the martial arts platform and declared that Yun Fei would have to tuck his tail before him.

• Yun Qing mocked Yun Fei, while Yun Fei laughed at him and threatened to deal with him after securing the young master position.
• Yun Chang urged Yun Qing to leave and avoid provoking Yun Fei, but Yun Qing insisted he was no longer the same as before and promised to show how weak Yun Fei was before him.
• Yun He and Yun Xing told Yun Qing to stop making trouble and praised Yun Fei’s strength; Yun Fei promised to take especially good care of Yun Qing once he became young master.
• Yun Qing acknowledged Yun Fei’s talent but said he could not be called the strongest among the younger generation.
• Yun Qing walked onto the martial arts platform and declared that Yun Fei would have to obediently tuck his tail before him.

Yun Qing challenged Yun Fei to a spar, stunning the Yun family and spectators. Yun Jian approved the match and ordered Yun Fei to fight at full strength, leaving everyone wondering whether he was really Yun Qing’s father.

• Yun Qing provoked Yun Fei and challenged him to a spar, while Qin Jishi urged Yun Chang to trust him.
• Yun Fei accepted the challenge after Yun Jian ordered the two cousins to compete.
• Yun Jian told Yun Fei not to hold back and to use his full strength, shocking Yun Qing and everyone present.

Yun Qing defeated Yun Fei with a single punch, revealing that he had reached Golden Body Level Nine. Yun Fei refused to accept the loss and launched the Heaven Seeking Sword at Yun Qing.

• Yun Jian ordered Yun Fei and Yun Qing to spar, despite Yun Xing's protest.
• Yun Qing struck Yun Fei with an apparently weak punch and sent him crashing to the ground with a broken arm.
• The elders, Yun Xing, and Yun He probed Yun Qing with their divine senses and discovered his Golden Body Level Nine cultivation.
• Yun Fei insisted Yun Qing had gained strength through a fortuitous opportunity and claimed martial techniques would still let him win.
• Yun Fei used the Heaven Seeking Sword, and Yun Xing and Yun He hurriedly tried to stop him.

Yun Qing revealed that he had mastered Myriad Swords Paying Homage and used it to overwhelm Yun Fei’s Heaven Seeking Sword. Yun Fei was swallowed by the sword attack, and Yun He rushed onto the fighting platform to intervene.

• Yun Xing and Yun He tried to stop Yun Fei’s Heaven Seeking Sword, but Yun Jian ordered them not to interfere and said he trusted Yun Qing.
• Yun Fei unleashed the Heaven Seeking Sword, confident that Yun Qing could not withstand his trump card.
• Yun Qing summoned the disciples’ swords and revealed his mastery of Myriad Swords Paying Homage, astonishing everyone.
• Yun Qing’s swords destroyed Yun Fei’s Heaven Seeking Sword and surged toward him.
• Yun Fei raised a Profound Energy Barrier, but the swords engulfed him, prompting Yun He to rush onto the fighting platform.

Yun Qing defeated Yun Fei with Myriad Swords Paying Homage and forced him to concede, then spoke to the disciples about the harm of internal strife. Yun Fei accepted defeat but vowed to challenge Yun Qing again if he mastered the technique.

• Yun He urged Yun Qing to remember that Yun Fei was his cousin, and Yun Qing stopped his swords just short of harming Yun Fei.
• Yun Qing asked Yun Fei to concede and reminded the assembled disciples of his years of suffering, leaving many ashamed and guilty.
• Yun Qing warned that internal strife weakened the sect and said those who harmed its unity should never be allowed to rise again.
• Yun He pressed Yun Fei to answer, and Yun Fei admitted he could not contend with Yun Qing’s Myriad Swords Paying Homage and conceded.
• Yun Fei vowed to challenge Yun Qing again if he mastered Myriad Swords Paying Homage, and Yun Qing returned the swords to their owners.

Yun Qing’s return to power won the Cloud Sword Gate’s acclaim, and Yun Jian invited the disguised Qin Jishi for tea after sensing something familiar about him. Qin Jishi accepted, intending to learn what Yun Jian had noticed and what he planned to do.

• The disciples cheered Yun Qing after he recovered his cultivation, reached Golden Body Level Nine, and demonstrated Myriad Swords Paying Homage.
• Yun Jian praised Yun Qing’s sacrifice for the sect and declared that he would lead the Cloud Sword Gate to greater heights.
• The elders and disciples congratulated Yun Qing, while Yun Long apologized for his past treatment of him.
• Qin Jishi reflected that Yun Jian might have recognized him, and Baihe said Yun Jian had sensed something familiar but held no hostility.
• Yun Jian invited Qin Jishi to share tea, and Qin Jishi accepted and followed him away from the Training Arena.

Qin Jishi met with Yun Jian at Cloud Sword Peak, where both men hid their knowledge of his identity while trying to read each other’s intentions. Yun Jian offered his support, and Qin Jishi finally prepared to ask about the matters troubling him.

• Yun Jian invited Qin Jishi to drink tea and subtly tested whether he would reveal his identity.
• Qin Jishi decided Yun Jian had not recognized him, while Yun Jian privately resolved to support him against the Qin Family.
• Yun Jian thanked Qin Jishi for healing Yun Qing’s meridians and offered Cloud Sword Gate’s help with anything he needed.
• Qin Jishi tried to prompt Yun Jian to ask what he wanted, but Yun Jian kept offering him tea and disrupted his plan.
• Qin Jishi claimed he had remembered something and began working out how to ask Yun Jian about the Qin Family.

Qin Jishi questioned Yun Jian about the Qin Family and learned that Qin Xiao had mysteriously vanished from public view for more than ten years. Yun Jian’s words confirmed Qin Jishi’s suspicion that a powerful force was behind the family’s turmoil, and Qin Jishi left to pursue his next steps.

• Qin Jishi asked Yun Jian about the Azure Wave Continent and the marriage alliance between the Qin and Liang families.
• Qin Jishi asked why Qin Xiao had never appeared since Qin Jishi was punished and Qin Tian took his place.
• Yun Jian said Qin Xiao’s absence from every major Qin Family affair could not easily be explained by seclusion.
• Qin Jishi realized Yun Jian believed he already knew the reason for Qin Xiao’s disappearance, suggesting a powerful force was involved.
• Qin Jishi thanked Yun Jian and left, while Yun Jian watched him go with concern and promised to support him.

Yun Jian urged Yun Qing to support Qin Jishi even if the continent turned against him, while Yun Qing searched for his vanished benefactor. A month later, Qin Tian reached the Myriad Manifestations Realm as the Dark Tomb Mound opened, and the World-Saving Pavilion discussed the Young Pavilion Master’s plans and their wary stance toward Youming.

• Yun Jian told Yun Qing to represent the Cloud Sword Gate in supporting Qin Jishi, even if he became an enemy of every force on the Sacred Ancestor Continent.
• Yun Qing became the Cloud Sword Gate’s young master, searched Cloud Sword City for Qin Jishi, then returned to the sect and shut himself away.
• A month passed as disciples prepared for the Dark Tomb Mound, and Qin Tian broke through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm after enduring three bolts of heavenly lightning.
• A young man in a gloomy forest sensed Qin Tian’s breakthrough and challenged him to meet in the Dark Tomb Mound.
• At the World-Saving Pavilion, Qingfeng and Mingyue discussed Qin Tian, the Dark Shadow Demonic Sword, Youming, and Feng Jiuchang’s control of the City of Desire.