Chapter Summaries

Su Yi fought Li Changning, a Land Immortal who wielded heaven and earth’s power, and revealed overwhelming swordsmanship with the Xuanwu Sword. After Su Yi’s Cut Clods strike shattered Li Changning’s Eight Hundred Sword Array and severed his control of borrowed power, Li Changning admitted defeat and died.

• Li Changning drove the Return Origin Sword with heaven and earth’s momentum, forcing Su Yi back with a torrent of Sword Qi.
• Su Yi evaded Li Changning’s lightning and sword attacks while criticizing his crude, self-damaging use of borrowed power.
• Su Yi drew the Xuanwu Sword and challenged Li Changning to witness his swordsmanship.
• Li Changning formed the Eight Hundred Sword Array, but Su Yi’s Cut Clods strike severed his control of heaven and earth’s power and destroyed the array.
• Li Changning acknowledged Su Yi’s victory, then fell and died.

Su Yi entered the Cloud-Touching Army camp and killed Li Changning, You Xinglin, and Shi Lanshan before leaving unharmed with Xiao Tianque. News of the three deaths spread through White Province, alarming the forces connected to the Jade Capital City Su Family and foreshadowing upheaval across Great Zhou.

• Su Yi killed Li Changning, a Land Immortal of Great Qin's Profound Moon Temple, and confronted You Xinglin over his connection to You Qingzhi.
• You Xinglin used an Invisibility Essence Talisman to escape, but Su Yi dragged him back with the power of heaven and earth and killed him with Sword Qi.
• Shi Lanshan knelt and begged for mercy, then ordered the Cloud-Touching Army to attack Su Yi; the soldiers refused, and Su Yi beheaded Shi Lanshan.
• Su Yi walked out of the camp while the soldiers yielded, then told Xiao Tianque the matter was settled and agreed to drink with him.
• News of the killings spread across White Province, shocking factions and prompting forces affiliated with the Jade Capital City Su Family to report the events to the capital.

After Su Yi killed Li Changning, Jade Capital City and the Su Family were shaken by his feat as he neared the capital. Su Hongli discussed Su Yi’s possible inheritance and his plans for their coming confrontation before National Preceptor Hong Shenshang arrived.

• News of Su Yi killing a Land Immortal spread through Jade Capital City, where powerful families wondered how the Su Family and the emperor would respond.
• Su Hongli dismissed You Qingzhi and Su Boning, then discussed Su Yi’s strength with the Daoist Robe Old Man.
• The Daoist Robe Old Man suggested Su Yi might have inherited the legacy of a great expert, and compared him to Ge Qian.
• Su Hongli said he would no longer spare Su Yi on May 5th, even if Su Yi repented, and dismissed the danger of his coming to the Su Family.
• Hong Shenshang arrived at Green Wu Courtyard to meet Su Hongli.

Su Hongli and Hong Shenshang discussed Su Yi’s arrival and the powerful envoys coming from Great Wei and Great Qin, while reflecting on the approaching Brilliant Era. At the Lanling Xiao Clan, Su Yi spoke with Qing Wan and received a visit from the Ten Directions Pavilion’s Monk Hong Ji, who brought payment and wished to discuss a matter.

• Hong Shenshang told Su Hongli that Su Yi would soon arrive in Jade Capital City and that envoys led by Land Immortals from Great Wei and Great Qin would arrive in seven days, possibly seeking Su Yi and his fortune.
• Su Hongli denied that Su Yi was the same kind of person as Hong Shenshang, and the Daoist Robe Old Man suggested that the mysteries might be revealed on May 4th.
• Su Hongli and the Daoist Robe Old Man discussed the approaching Brilliant Era and the return of powers long sealed in Azure Green Continent.
• At the Lanling Xiao Clan, Su Yi told Qing Wan to build her cultivation foundation before attempting the dangerous transformation into a Ghost Spirit and promised to protect her during the tribulation.
• Monk Hong Ji visited Su Yi on behalf of the Ten Directions Pavilion, delivered twenty fifth-grade spirit stones, and said he had come to discuss a matter.

Monk Hong Ji offered Su Yi an elder position in the Ten Directions Pavilion, but Su Yi refused and accepted the Pavilion’s offer of a flexible partnership and confidential intelligence instead. The reports revealed several powerful figures arriving in Great Zhou, and Su Yi was left stunned by the final jade talisman’s contents.

• Monk Hong Ji offered Su Yi an elder position with generous benefits, but Su Yi declined because he did not want to be ordered around.
• Monk Hong Ji proposed a Good Karma partnership in which the Ten Directions Pavilion would freely share intelligence and ask Su Yi for help only when convenient, and Su Yi agreed to the arrangement.
• Monk Hong Ji gave Su Yi reports that Great Qin and Great Wei had sent envoys to Jade Capital City, while Ran Chongyang of the Hidden Sky Sect was heading there after meeting Wang Zhuo.
• Monk Hong Ji explained that the Hidden Sky Sect came from Great Xia and that its Pomegranate Fire True Monarch was a woman interested in other worlds; Su Yi revealed that she was a Spirit Path Great cultivator.
• Su Yi learned that Hidden Dragon Sword Sect Vice Sect Leader Make Amorous had arrived in Jade Capital City and that the Ten Directions Pavilion suspected he had been body-snatched after gaining power at Azure Vine Demon Mountain.
• Su Yi read the final Jade Talisman and was slightly stunned by its contents.

Su Yi and Monk Hong Ji discussed the prophecies surrounding the Brilliant Era, and Su Yi revealed that it would begin within three to five years. Two days later, while cultivating through a rainy night at Partridge Ridge, Su Yi unexpectedly broke through to the Grandmaster Fourth Realm.

• Su Yi interpreted the Jade Talisman’s prophecy as foretelling the return of ancient traditions and the breaking of sealed barriers, then asked Monk Hong Ji who had found the stone stele’s prophecy.
• Monk Hong Ji invited Su Yi to cooperate with Ten Directions Pavilion, and Su Yi agreed to try; he then told Hong Ji that the Brilliant Era would begin in three to five years.
• After leaving the Lanling Xiao Clan, Su Yi traveled alone and reflected on how battle helped him refine his sword cultivation.
• Two days later, Su Yi cultivated with his Divine Sense in a ruined temple on Partridge Ridge while Qing Wan watched.
• At dawn, Su Yi realized that he had comprehended the Dao overnight and broken through to the Grandmaster Fourth Realm.

Su Yi traveled toward Jade Capital City and was nearly robbed by a woodcutter, whom a pair of traveling martial artists drove off. He joined the pair on the road, while secretly killing the fleeing bandit with his Divine Sense, and left his name undisclosed.

• Su Yi reflected on his Grandmaster Fourth Realm cultivation and his goal of condensing Dao Grade Innate Qi before setting out with Qing Wan toward Jade Capital City.
• On a mountain road near the Clear Ripple River, a woodcutter offered Su Yi a ferry ride for an exorbitant fee and admitted he intended to rob him.
• A blue-shirted girl warned Su Yi, and her White Robe Youth senior brother shot the woodcutter, forcing him to flee.
• The senior brother and sister invited Su Yi to travel with them toward Autumn Mist Ferry, and Su Yi accepted.
• Su Yi secretly killed the fleeing woodcutter with his Divine Sense, then told the girl he was going to Jade Capital City but would not give his name.

Su Yi traveled toward Jade Capital City with Fu Qingyuan and Gu Caining aboard a ship carrying young martial artists headed for the Autumn Martial Examination. As the passengers discussed Su Yi’s famous battle, Wei Xian boasted about witnessing him, unaware that Su Yi himself was listening.

• Su Yi met Fu Qingyuan and Gu Caining, then joined them on a ship with Yan Wenfu and other young martial artists traveling to Jade Capital City.
• Gu Caining explained that the Autumn Martial Examination would select three hundred candidates for a major competition in August, while Wei Xian mocked Su Yi for not knowing about it.
• After the ship set off, Wei Xian raised the story of Su Yi slaying a Land Immortal and claimed he had seen Su Yi at the West Mountain Tea Party.
• Wei Xian embellished his account despite having only watched from the foot of West Mountain, and Su Yi silently recognized that he was boasting.
• When Gu Caining asked what Su Yi looked like, Wei Xian rebuked her for caring about appearance and declared that martial artists should focus on how Su Yi became powerful.

At a gathering aboard a ship on the Clear Ripple River, Wei Xian denounced Su Yi after first praising his achievements, while Gu Caining and Fu Qingyuan defended him. A giant old turtle appeared to punish Wei Xian for slandering Su Yi, but just as it pulled him toward the river, an unseen voice challenged the beast.

• Wei Xian listed Su Yi’s victories, then abruptly called him a scourge after Wen Yuchong said Su Yi would soon face disaster in Jade Capital City.
• Fu Qingyuan challenged Wei Xian’s fickle accusations, and Gu Caining argued that Su Yi deserved respect because his enemies had always attacked him first.
• A gigantic old turtle rose from the Clear Ripple River and revealed that it had overheard the gathering’s conversation about Su Yi.
• The old turtle condemned the group for slandering Su Yi and singled out Wei Xian for punishment, while Wen Yuchong hesitated to atone for him.
• The old turtle began drawing Wei Xian toward the river, but a voice from the sky ordered it to stop.

Make Amorous arrived at Clear Ripple River and attacked Old Turtle, who had defended Su Yi from Wei Xian’s slander. Su Yi revealed himself and challenged Make Amorous, who refused to fight and fled; Su Yi struck at him as he left.

• Make Amorous arrived on a Fire Feather Crane and slashed at Old Turtle, who evaded the attack.
• Make Amorous demanded that Old Turtle surrender, but Old Turtle refused after learning he had been defending Su Yi.
• Su Yi confronted Make Amorous and accused him of sending Lu Dongliu and the others to kill him.
• The people aboard the ship realized Su Yi’s identity, while Wen Yuchong and Wei Xian panicked over their earlier insults.
• Su Yi challenged Make Amorous to fight on Clear Ripple River, but Make Amorous declined and flew away.
• Su Yi formed a sword with his fingers and sent black Sword Qi after Make Amorous.

Su Yi fought Make Amorous, a Body Snatcher and Land Immortal, across the Clear Ripple River and forced him to flee with an Invisibility Talisman. Afterward, Su Yi learned that Old Turtle had defended him because he admired his reputation and hoped to receive his guidance.

• Su Yi's sword strikes clashed with Make Amorous's Water Element Sword Intent, and the two proved evenly matched despite Su Yi's lower realm and lack of a sword.
• Make Amorous recognized Su Yi's Water Element Nature Spirit Dao Light, while Su Yi realized Make Amorous was a Body Snatcher from beyond the Azure Green Continent.
• Su Yi attacked with the Xuanwu Sword and used a soul-targeting strike, but Make Amorous escaped it by performing a forbidden art and crushing a golden Invisibility Talisman.
• Su Yi failed to stop Make Amorous from escaping, and the wounded Fire Feather Crane fell dead after being cut in two.
• Old Turtle thanked Su Yi for defeating Make Amorous, then explained that Tao Qingshan's praise had inspired his admiration and hope of receiving Su Yi's guidance.

After defeating Make Amorous, Su Yi left the river ship with Fu Qingyuan and Gu Caining, traveling on Old Turtle toward Jade Capital City. He parted from Old Turtle at Dragon Ford Crossing, promising to teach it a cultivation art if it transformed within three months, and entered the imperial capital’s territory.

• Su Yi asked Old Turtle what should be done with Wei Xian, and Old Turtle seized and killed him.
• Su Yi invited Fu Qingyuan and Gu Caining to travel with him on Old Turtle, and they agreed.
• Old Turtle carried Su Yi and his companions across the Clear Ripple River toward Dragon Ford Crossing.
• Su Yi told Old Turtle to seek Tao Qingshan’s transformation art and return within three months if it reached the Origin Dao; he also promised it a Daoist title after it proved the Dao.
• Su Yi flew with Fu Qingyuan and Gu Caining to the riverbank, while Old Turtle departed to seek Tao Qingshan.
• Su Yi reached Dragon Ford Crossing on April 15, nineteen days before May 4.

Su Yi parted from Fu Qingyuan and Gu Caining after giving them Golden Bridge Talismans, then continued toward Jade Capital City alone. At Dragon Gate Pass, the identity inspection failed when the Bronze Treasure Mirror aimed at him exploded.

• Su Yi gave Fu Qingyuan two Golden Bridge Talismans to use if he and Gu Caining were implicated, then left them at Dragon Ford Crossing.
• Pu Yi arrived by ferry, heard Fu Qingyuan recount his journey with Su Yi, and called the encounter a great blessing rather than trouble.
• Pu Yi told Fu Qingyuan to keep Su Yi’s talismans and their connection to him secret, then accepted him as a close disciple.
• Su Yi joined the queue at Dragon Gate Pass, where soldiers inspected travelers under strict orders issued by the Zhou Emperor.
• A soldier found that Su Yi had no travel pass and aimed a Bronze Treasure Mirror at him, but the mirror suddenly exploded.

Su Yi’s attempt to enter Dragon Gate Pass quietly turned into a confrontation after the identity-checking mirror shattered. After he effortlessly defeated the soldiers and subdued Commander Wei, Qi Lianjue learned who Su Yi was and the incident ended without further punishment.

• A Cave Truth Spirit Mirror shattered while a soldier checked Su Yi, prompting Commander Wei to order his arrest.
• Su Yi knocked down more than a hundred soldiers with a sweep of his sleeve and dragged Commander Wei from the city wall with a hand of True Essence.
• Qi Lianjue arrived and challenged Su Yi, but Qing Jin identified him as Su Yi, the famed slayer of Great Qin’s Land Immortal.
• Chang Guoke apologized for the misunderstanding, and Su Yi chose to let the incident end.

Su Yi entered Jade Capital City after Fire Pine True Person chose not to confront him, and his arrival stirred the capital’s factions and the Great Zhou Emperor. As memories of his past and his mother Ye Yufei’s death resurfaced, Su Yi prepared to face the Jade Capital City Su Family and the grudges awaiting him.

• Fire Pine True Person arrived at Dragon Gate Pass, ordered Chang Guoke to leave Su Yi alone, and learned that Su Yi had already driven Deputy Sect Master Make Amorous into flight.
• Fire Pine True Person warned Chang Guoke and Qing Jin to sever all ties with Su Yi, then set out for Jade Capital City as a messenger carried news of Su Yi’s arrival ahead of him.
• Su Yi inspected Jade Capital City’s imperial aura and recalled leaving the city as a fourteen-year-old, while his hatred over the Su Family and his mother Ye Yufei’s death resurfaced.
• Su Yi entered Jade Capital City, prompting factions to dispatch spies and investigate his movements.
• The Great Zhou Emperor ordered the Shadow Dragon Guard to monitor Su Yi closely.

Su Yi arrived in Jade Capital City and warned the spies watching Pine Breeze Courtyard to leave, while Su Hongli learned of his arrival and prepared to face him. Later that night, the legendary Yue Shichan visited Su Yi, curious to meet him in person.

• Su Hongli heard that Su Yi had reached Jade Capital City and defeated Make Amorous, and said he would let the Emperor see his strength when he dealt with Su Yi.
• Su Yi used pine needles to wound the spies surrounding Pine Breeze Courtyard and warned their factions not to disturb his cultivation.
• Su Yi resolved to raise his cultivation to the fifth level of Grandmaster before May 4th and wondered whether Su Hongli was ready.
• Yue Shichan climbed over the courtyard wall after Su Yi invited her to enter that way.
• Yue Shichan introduced herself as Yu Liuwang and said she had come to see Su Yi after hearing accounts of his deeds.

Su Yi dreamed of his mother Ye Yufei’s death and the abuse he suffered from Su Hongli and Su Boning, stirring his old hatred. He visited Ye Yufei’s grave on Green Prayer Mountain and vowed to settle the family’s grudges before encountering a tall stranger in the rain.

• Yue Shichan visited Su Yi at Pine Breeze Courtyard, then left after saying she looked forward to his battle with Su Hongli on May 4th.
• Su Yi dreamed of Ye Yufei’s final birthday, Su Hongli’s rejection of him, and Su Boning’s humiliating marriage arrangement.
• Su Yi woke with his old memories and hatred stirred by what he recognized as an inner obsession.
• Su Yi traveled to Green Prayer Mountain and cleared the weeds from his mother Ye Yufei’s grave.
• Su Yi promised to visit again on May 5th after collecting offerings from the Su Family on May 4th, then spotted a tall, lean figure watching him in the rain.

Su Yi met his father, Su Hongli, and learned that Su Hongli suspected he had inherited a powerful cultivator’s legacy. Back at Pine Breeze Courtyard, Third Prince Zhou Zhizhen offered to protect Su Yi in exchange for his loyalty to the emperor and to Zhou Zhizhen himself.

• Su Yi confronted Su Hongli in the rain, declared he would visit the Su Family on May 4th, and walked away without a fight.
• Su Hongli told the Daoist Robe Old Man that Su Yi was not possessed and had likely inherited a great cultivator’s legacy.
• Su Yi assessed Su Hongli’s strength and discovered that the Daoist Robe Old Man was an Essence Palace Realm cultivator.
• Zhou Zhizhen arrived at Pine Breeze Courtyard with three companions and offered to help Su Yi evade his enemies.
• Zhou Zhizhen asked Su Yi to pledge loyalty to his imperial father and to him in exchange for protection.

Su Yi rejected Third Prince Zhou Zhizhen’s offer of protection and loyalty, then killed the Robe Woman when she challenged him. After cultivating, he learned that the Zhou Emperor had confined Zhou Zhizhen and planned to watch the coming struggle around Su Yi unfold.

• Su Yi refused Zhou Zhizhen’s offer and warned his entourage to leave Peach Charm Alley.
• Su Yi killed the Robe Woman with a sudden strike of Sword Qi and threatened Zhou Zhizhen and the saber-bearing man until they took her body and departed.
• Su Yi returned to Pine Breeze Courtyard, refined a Nine Orifices Dragon Tiger Pill, and planned to reach the Grandmaster Fifth Realm within seven days.
• The Zhou Emperor questioned Zhou Zhizhen, learned that Second Prince had encouraged him to recruit Su Yi, and confined him to his residence.
• The Zhou Emperor asked National Preceptor Hong Shenshang about recruiting Su Yi, and Hong Shenshang said Su Yi first had to survive his father Su Hongli.
• The Zhou Emperor and Hong Shenshang decided to watch for the first move by those seeking to act against Su Yi.

Su Yi learned that You Tianhong had come to Jade Capital City seeking revenge for You Xinglin, but he remained more interested in the ancient fortune You Tianhong found. He accepted Fang Yuan as a servant and went to Floating Wine Cup Tower, where Madam Huashang and Bo Ning arrived to meet her brother.

• Su Yi received Hong Ji’s warning that You Tianhong, a powerful sword cultivator from the You Clan, had joined the Great Qin delegation to avenge You Xinglin.
• Fang Yuan explained that he wanted to serve Su Yi to change his fate, and Su Yi agreed to keep him as a servant and handle household chores.
• Su Yi received an invitation to Floating Wine Cup Tower and learned from Fang Yuan that Gold and Stone Pavilion backed the establishment.
• At Floating Wine Cup Tower, Su Yi recognized Qiao Yu as Hua Yan’s twin sister, and she welcomed him and Fang Yuan inside.
• Madam Huashang and her son Bo Ning arrived at the tower to meet her brother in the Ninth Floor’s Literary Abyss Hall.