Chapter Summaries

The old storyteller returned to Heaven Dou City and learned that Li Zhixian was alive and back in town, then reunited with him and his friends over wine, noodles, and a tale of their past. As Feng Xiaotian challenged Li Zhixian to spar, dozens of hostile soul masters emerged from the alleys.

• The storyteller returned to Heaven Dou City after five years away and learned that Li Zhixian had come back over a month earlier.
• Li Zhixian and his friends drank at Shanxiang Restaurant until nightfall, then headed out for noodles.
• The group spotted the storyteller setting up across from a noodle stall, and he began recounting how Sword Wine and the young heroes had shattered Spirit Hall.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Li Zhixian to exchange moves, and their friends welcomed the idea.
• Li Zhixian sensed danger as the ground shook and dozens of soul masters with chilling auras emerged from nearby alleys.

Li Zhixian and his companions faced a Spirit Hall force led by Salas after Salas accused a storyteller of slandering the Pope. When Spirit Hall attacked the Heaven Dou guards, Li Zhixian instantly killed two Soul Sages and returned to his noodles, leaving Salas stunned.

• Salas arrived with two Soul Sages and demanded that the storyteller be taken away for interrogation, while the Heaven Dou guard captain refused to surrender a citizen to Spirit Hall.
• A Soul Sage struck down a Heaven Dou guard, and Salas ordered his men to attack the guards.
• Li Zhixian used his sword skills to kill both charging Soul Sages in an instant.
• Salas attacked Li Zhixian, but Li Zhixian vanished and reappeared at his seat, calmly eating noodles.

Li Zhixian fought Salas after the Spirit Hall elder attacked him, revealing the extent of his power and trapping Salas and the Spirit Hall Soul Masters in a deadly sword formation. As the battle raged, powerful figures gathered in Heaven Dou City, while a youth watching from afar approved of Li Zhixian’s marriage.

• Li Zhixian confronted Salas and challenged him to fight without help from his friends.
• Salas used his Fourth spirit skill to destroy Li Zhixian’s sword auras, forcing Li Zhixian to reveal his unusual Soul Rings.
• Li Zhixian trapped Salas and the Spirit Hall followers in his Azure Lotus Twelve Calamities sword formation and unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Yu Tianheng and the others watched in shock as Li Zhixian’s sword formation filled with blood and screams.
• Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, Feng Bailong, and Yu Yuanzhen watched from nearby buildings and gathered to discuss Spirit Hall’s growing ambitions.
• A youth watching Li Zhixian through an ice mirror praised his progress and said he approved of the marriage.

Li Zhixian fought Salas after the Soul Douluo shattered his sword formation, and his injuries summoned the ferocious Ya Zi phantom. He used Vengeance of the Ya Zi to kill Salas, leaving no trace of him behind.

• Salas broke Li Zhixian's sword formation with his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked him with a storm of spirit skills.
• Li Zhixian fought Salas through the sky, narrowly missing his neck and trading heavy blows as both fighters bled.
• Feng Buyu spotted a Ya Zi beast phantom gathering behind the wounded Li Zhixian, while Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, Yu Yuanzhen, and Dugu Bo watched with surprise.
• Li Zhixian taunted Salas, then activated his fifth spirit skill, Vengeance of the Ya Zi, after Salas claimed he could escape.
• Ya Zi passed through Salas's Shield of Light and detonated the accumulated damage, obliterating Salas in a burst of energy.

After Li Zhixian killed Salas and the Heaven Dou Branch Hall’s Soul Masters, he ate noodles with his friends and spent several days enjoying Heaven Dou. Returning alone one night, he was ambushed in a dark alley and met an amused old man in gray.

• Li Zhixian defeated Salas and his forty-two Soul Masters, then returned to eating noodles while guards began reporting the battle and repairing the street.
• Yu Tianheng, Feng Buyu, and Huo Wushuang teased Feng Xiaotian into challenging Li Zhixian to a match.
• Li Zhixian and his friends spent several days exploring Heaven Dou and the surrounding countryside.
• After seeing his friends back to their lodgings, Li Zhixian sensed an ambush on his walk home and rushed into a dark alley with the Azure Lotus Sword.
• An old man in a gray robe emerged from the shadows and greeted Li Zhixian as Banished Immortal.

Li Zhixian drank with Feng Bailong, Yu Yuanzhen, Dugu Bo, and Chen Xin as they agreed to defend Heaven Dou against Spirit Hall. He warned them that Spirit Hall would strike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan first, while Bibi Dong asked for news about Salas and Li Zhixian.

• Feng Bailong, Yu Yuanzhen, Dugu Bo, and Chen Xin joined Li Zhixian for drinks in his courtyard.
• Dugu Bo declared that he would fight for Heaven Dou, and Chen Xin pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support.
• Yu Yuanzhen committed the Blue Lightning Family to defending Heaven Dou, and Feng Bailong said the Wind Sword Sect would help as well.
• Li Zhixian warned the four Titled Douluo that Spirit Hall would target the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan before invading the empires.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Salas had sent news and what Li Zhixian's current combat strength was.

After Salas and forty-two Soul Masters died at Li Zhixian’s hands, Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to begin its Soul Hunting Plan ahead of schedule. In Heaven Dou, Li Zhixian and his friends pledged to protect their home, then learned that Huyan’s Elephant Armor Sect had left the city, leaving open the possibility that they would meet as enemies.

• A messenger reported that Li Zhixian had destroyed the Heaven Dou Branch Hall and killed Salas, a Soul Douluo, prompting Bibi Dong’s fury.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear, and Ghost Leopard to secretly mobilize ten thousand Soul Masters and attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in one month.
• Li Zhixian and his young friends discussed the threat of war in a Heaven Dou garden and vowed to fight to protect their homes and country.
• Yu Tianheng told Li Zhixian that Yu Tianxin had been confined at home and had asked his master to save him a cup of wine.
• Huo Wushuang asked why Huyan had not attended, and Li Zhixian revealed that Elephant Armor Academy had left the Elemental Academies and the Elephant Armor Sect had moved out of Heaven Dou.
• Li Zhixian mourned Huyan and feared they might someday have to face each other on the battlefield.

Qian Renxue said goodbye to Li Zhixian, promising not to become a burden as she returned to the Worship Hall to grow stronger. After she left, Li Zhixian found Guang Ling Douluo and Demon Queller Douluo waiting in his courtyard, where they discussed his relationship with Xue'er and his progress.

• Qian Renxue declined Li Zhixian's offer to discuss Spirit Hall and said she needed to grow stronger before walking with him through the city.
• Qian Renxue embraced and kissed Li Zhixian, told him she would never be his burden, and agreed they would find ways to meet.
• Qian Renxue gave Li Zhixian the Angel Auspicious Feather and flew away toward the night sky.
• Li Zhixian returned to his courtyard and found Guang Ling Douluo and Demon Queller Douluo waiting for him.
• Guang Ling Douluo challenged Li Zhixian over his comments about Jiang Mo's strength, while Demon Queller Douluo said they had come to protect Xue'er and see how their relationship was progressing.
• Li Zhixian thanked the two elders for helping him five years earlier and appeased Guang Ling Douluo with trinkets from the Northern Frontier.

Li Zhixian rejected Demon Queller Douluo’s offer to join the Worship Hall, then said farewell to his friends as they prepared for the coming war. He left Heaven Dou City for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Tang San learned that Li Zhixian had departed and was confronted by his aunt about avoiding him.

• Demon Queller Douluo invited Li Zhixian to join the Worship Hall, but Li Zhixian refused and asked whether the Worship Hall would fight alongside Spirit Hall.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and the others left Heaven Dou City to plan against the coming enemy, and Feng Buyu departed last after discussing Li Zhixian’s plans.
• Li Zhixian agreed to visit Ye Lingling’s home, then found Ning Rongrong and Oscar waiting outside the city as he prepared to leave.
• Oscar decided to form his own Mercenary Group, said farewell to Li Zhixian, and rode away in a different direction from Li Zhixian and Ning Rongrong.
• Three days after Li Zhixian left, Tang San asked his aunt whether he had truly departed, and she questioned why Tang San had avoided meeting him.

Tang Yuehua promised to take Tang San to acknowledge his ancestry at the sect, while Li Zhixian visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect but rejected its attempt to welcome him home. He warned Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that Spirit Hall intended to attack, then departed as Chen Xin recalled a place that might help his sword cultivation.

• Tang Yuehua told Tang San that the sect’s blood still ran through him and promised to take him to acknowledge his ancestry after he finished learning a piece.
• Li Zhixian arrived at Seven Treasure Mountain, where Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Ning Rongrong, and hundreds of disciples welcomed him.
• Li Zhixian told the assembled disciples he had come only to visit several seniors, not to return to the sect or come home.
• Li Zhixian left the banquet early and met privately with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, while Ning Rongrong was sent away.
• Ning Fengzhi regretted how the sect had treated Li Zhixian, and Chen Xin said a place within the sect might help his Myriad Manifestations Sword Dao.

Chen Xin brought Li Zhixian to the Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier to train his spiritual power and develop a new sword intent. Li Zhixian entered the barrier, while Chen Xin revealed that he had once failed to create a spiritual sword intent himself.

• Chen Xin led Li Zhixian around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's grounds, where Li Zhixian recalled practicing sword moves with him and shared Seven Treasure Pears.
• Chen Xin brought Li Zhixian to the Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier and explained how it trained the sect's disciples and could also temper spiritual power.
• Chen Xin identified Li Zhixian's lack of spiritual power training as a weakness and urged him to cultivate a spiritual sword intent to complement his Myriad Manifestations Sword Dao.
• Li Zhixian entered the barrier as the watching disciples speculated about how many treasures he would obtain.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong joined Chen Xin, who said that obtaining all seven treasures was only a matter of time for Li Zhixian but that forming a spiritual sword intent was the real obstacle.
• Chen Xin admitted he had once failed to create a spiritual sword intent alongside his Seven Kill Sword Intent.

Li Zhixian endured the punishing Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier and emerged with five treasures, astonishing the gathered disciples and sect leaders. His remarkable first attempt left everyone stunned as he revealed that he had picked a final treasure just before leaving.

• Li Zhixian entered the barrier and struggled to maintain his footing while distinguishing real treasures from illusions.
• Li Zhixian grabbed a false Jade Bottle, which shattered into Spiritual Turbulence and injured him, but he continued searching.
• Outside the barrier, Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and the disciples waited anxiously as Li Zhixian remained inside for an hour and a half.
• Li Zhixian emerged exhausted and initially avoided Ning Rongrong's attempt to support him.
• Li Zhixian revealed four treasures, then produced a Treasure Tree and said he had casually picked it just before leaving the barrier.

Li Zhixian endured the Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier’s spiritual torment, advanced toward picking all seven treasures, and resolved to brew Luminous Dream Drink to aid his pursuit of sword intent. After he left the barrier, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed Spirit Hall’s secret gathering of ten thousand Soul Masters and the danger facing the sect.

• Ning Fengzhi questioned Li Zhixian about his ability to endure the Starry Sky Barrier, and Ning Rongrong urged him to rest as Chen Xin carried him away.
• Li Zhixian repeatedly entered the barrier, picked Six Treasures by the third day, and continued seeking the Seventh Treasure and spiritual power sword intent.
• Li Zhixian seized the Seventh Treasure, suffered a devastating spiritual backlash, and concluded that the lingering traces of spiritual power might help him understand sword intent.
• Li Zhixian decided to brew Luminous Dream Drink to heal his mind and let him endure the barrier longer, then staggered out as Ning Rongrong followed him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin and Gu Rong about Spirit Hall, and they revealed that ten thousand Soul Masters had gathered in secret and that Spirit Hall was likely preparing to make a move.

Li Zhixian refused Ning Rongrong’s food and focused on completing the Luminous Dream Drink to restore his depleted spiritual power. After the drink released a powerful wave across the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he hurried toward the Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier.

• Li Zhixian collapsed into sleep without touching the meal Ning Rongrong had prepared for him.
• Ning Rongrong covered Li Zhixian with a blanket, kept the food warm, and vowed not to give up on earning his forgiveness.
• After waking with severe spiritual pain, Li Zhixian used the Spirit Grass given by Elder Dugu to complete the Luminous Dream Drink.
• The finished drink sent a powerful spiritual wave across the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, alerting Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong saw Li Zhixian hurry toward the Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier.

Li Zhixian used the Luminous Dream Drink to endure the Seven Treasure Starry Sky Barrier and temper his Mental Power, eventually obtaining the Seventh Treasure and forming Mental Power Sword Intent. As Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong made secret preparations, the chapter ended with a chilling killing intent spreading through the sect that night.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong realized Banished Immortal had caused the Mental Power disturbance and began making plans.
• Li Zhixian fused seven immortal brews into the Luminous Dream Drink, then used it to withstand the Starry Sky Barrier while smashing false treasures to temper his Mental Power.
• After Li Zhixian remained in the barrier for a day, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong visited him, and Ning Fengzhi set aside an area for his cultivation.
• Li Zhixian spent half a month cultivating inside the barrier, obtained the Seventh Treasure—the Glazed Bead—and condensed Mental Power Sword Intent.
• That night, a chilling killing intent spread through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as dark clouds covered the sky.

Spirit Hall attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with an army of over ten thousand, but the sect’s defenses and allies inflicted heavy losses. As the battle escalated, Li Zhixian emerged from seclusion at the Star River Barrier.

• Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo killed two night patrol disciples and helped Spirit Hall’s army approach the sect undetected.
• A hidden glazed formation ambushed the invading army at the gates, killing more than a thousand Soul Masters before Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong confronted four Spirit Hall Titled Douluo.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong’s aura carried Dugu Bo’s poison, which rapidly felled another two thousand Soul Masters until Yue Guan raised a pollen barrier.
• Dugu Bo appeared beside Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, and exchanged hostile words with Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong sensed someone behind her at the Star River Barrier and turned to find Li Zhixian standing there with silver-lit eyes.

Spirit Hall’s four Titled Douluo clashed with Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo, whose power was amplified by Ning Fengzhi. Dugu Bo revealed that he had reached Level 94, but Spirit Hall’s forces renewed their assault on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo attacked Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with their Martial Soul Avatars.
• Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo confronted the four attackers while Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to amplify them.
• The seven Martial Soul Avatars collided, and the battle left Chen Xin and Gu Rong battered while Spirit Hall’s four Douluo suffered injuries.
• Yue Guan and the others were shocked when Dugu Bo’s mutated Jade Scale Snake Emperor and Level 94 Soul Power revealed his newfound strength.
• Demon Bear Douluo called for the sect’s destruction, and Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters charged toward the mountain gate.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fought Spirit Hall’s vastly larger army while Ning Fengzhi and the elders battled Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo. As Dugu Bo trapped Ghost Leopard Douluo, he called for Wind Sword to act, and the battlefield’s leaves and dust began to move as if an unseen sword were being drawn.

• Ning Rongrong joined the sect’s defense and used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen the elders despite the disciples’ warnings.
• Ning Fengzhi empowered Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo, who faced Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo.
• Chen Xin used the Seven Kill Sword Dao to cut through Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo’s combined attacks and force them to retreat.
• Gu Rong fought Demon Bear Douluo while Dugu Bo caught Ghost Leopard Douluo in the Four-Headed Jade Scale Snake Emperor’s coils and began petrifying him.
• Dugu Bo called out to Wind Sword, and the leaves and dust across the battlefield began flowing in an orderly direction.

Feng Bailong killed Ghost Leopard Douluo in the battle at Seven Treasure Mountain, and the Titled Douluo’s death left both sides stunned. As Demon Bear Douluo grieved for his brother, Li Zhixian appeared behind him and began his Azure Lotus Sword Song Seventh Style.

• Feng Bailong unleashed his ninth spirit ability and split the recovering Ghost Leopard Douluo in two.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo’s death filled the Seven Treasure Mountain Range with blood rain, halting the fighting and shocking both sides.
• A messenger racing toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect saw the blood clouds and feared for Lord Sword Wine’s safety.
• Demon Bear Douluo mourned Ghost Leopard Douluo, recalling their shared past and their hope of becoming offerings.
• Li Zhixian appeared behind the grieving Demon Bear Douluo and invoked Azure Lotus Sword Song Seventh Style, Boundless Thoughts.

Li Zhixian used Mental Power Sword Intent to incapacitate Demon Bear Douluo, allowing Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, and Dugu Bo to kill him. As Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear fell at Seven Treasure Mountain, a messenger arrived and saw Li Zhixian standing among the Titled Douluo in the blood rain.

• Li Zhixian formed a sword from pure mental power, stunning Soul Masters across the battlefield and leaving Demon Bear Douluo defenseless.
• Li Zhixian ordered Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, and Dugu Bo to strike Demon Bear Douluo.
• Chen Xin held Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo at bay while Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, and Dugu Bo attacked and killed Demon Bear Douluo.
• The battlefield fell silent as the blood rain covered Seven Treasure Mountain and the Spirit Hall Elders Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear lay dead.
• A Soul Master reached the mountain carrying papers, saw Li Zhixian among the Titled Douluo, and declared that Sword Wine's name belonged among the great powers of the age.