Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy with greatly increased power, confronted Dai Mubai, and defended the Banished Immortal. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed the Banished Immortal and Chen Xin, who emerged from seclusion and asked what had happened to him.

• Zhu Zhuqing evaded Dai Mubai's attack, revealed she had reached Level thirty-seven, and struck him across the cheek with her blade.
• Zhu Zhuqing blamed Ma Hongjun for his own fate and reminded Yu Xiaogang and Flender that he had harmed girls; Flender admitted he had failed as a Teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that Blue Tyrant Academy would merge into Shrek and promised to prepare the students for the Spirit Master Competition.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Ning Rongrong's feelings for the Banished Immortal and agreed that he would not return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or help the Ye Family against them.
• Chen Xin shattered the sword-shaped mountain during his display of power, entered the pavilion, and asked Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong what had happened to the Banished Immortal.

Li Zhixian returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Xue Qinghe at Lotus Lake before hosting a banquet for his companions. After drinking with them, he returned to his courtyard, where an unidentified white-clad figure appeared on the eaves.

• Li Zhixian and his companions returned to Heaven Dou City, and he arranged to meet them at Shanxiang Restaurant the next day.
• Li Zhixian declined Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's invitations and went to Lotus Lake to see Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe missed Li Zhixian while fishing, then happily found him waiting nearby and shared game with him and the hidden Pufferfish and Snake Lance.
• Li Zhixian hosted a banquet at Shanxiang Restaurant, where he knocked out Yu Tianheng with two cups of strong liquor.
• After drinking, Li Zhixian returned to his courtyard, where a white-clad figure appeared on the eaves and spoke to him.

Chen Xin challenged Li Zhixian to a sword duel and criticized the flaws in his techniques while explaining the realms of the sword. Li Zhixian defended his own sword dao, but Chen Xin pierced his Shaking Light strike and its starlight began to fade.

• Chen Xin summoned the Seven Kill Sword, and Li Zhixian answered with the Azure Lotus Sword as their duel began.
• Chen Xin dispersed Li Zhixian’s Azure Blade Severance and explained that its sharpness was too scattered.
• Li Zhixian attacked with Blazing Frost Sword, but Chen Xin punctured its combined ice and fire and criticized his reliance on external powers.
• Li Zhixian argued that commanding and incorporating fire and ice was his own sword dao, then launched Shaking Light with the power of the stars.
• Chen Xin thrust into Shaking Light, and silent ripples spread from their sword tips as the starlight dimmed and dispersed.

Li Zhixian defended his all-encompassing Sword Dao against Chen Xin, who tested his abilities and departed after inviting him to visit the sects. Li Zhixian later emerged from seclusion as the Spirit Master Competition preparations began, and a group of unusual young people entered his noodle stall.

• Li Zhixian argued that he would use myriad manifestations to prove singularity, then used his soul ring, soul bone, and sword formation to fight Chen Xin before losing to Chen Xin's pure sword intent.
• Chen Xin praised Li Zhixian's talent, promised to return in a month, and suggested he travel among the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects for something that might help his path.
• Li Zhixian wondered about the fourth realm of Sword Dao, while Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and exclaimed that his path was not solitary.
• Li Zhixian entered secluded cultivation and refined his soul skills and sword techniques as academies gathered at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for exchanges ahead of the Spirit Master Competition.
• Li Zhixian went to his usual noodle stall, where the air suddenly grew scorching and a group of young men and women entered, silencing the crowd.

Li Zhixian met members of Blazing Fire Academy, who discussed Sword Wine’s reputation, and later Xue Qinghe asked him to serve as a backup for the Imperial Dou Team during the academy exchanges. Li Zhixian agreed to join the matches if the team needed him.

• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu entered a noodle stall with the Blazing Fire Team and heard diners discussing Sword Wine.
• Huo Wu asked Li Zhixian about Sword Wine, and he said Sword Wine was even stronger than the storyteller claimed.
• Xue Qinghe visited Li Zhixian with Three Immortal Chicken, and they shared a meal in his courtyard.
• Xue Qinghe explained that Emperor Father's poor health had left her responsible for the academy exchanges and that she wanted Li Zhixian as insurance for the Imperial Dou Team.
• Li Zhixian agreed to join the exchanges if the Imperial Dou Team lost.

Li Zhixian attended the four-academy exchange at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the teams drew their matchups and the Imperial Dou Team prepared to face Elephant Armor. The chapter ended with Imperial Dou’s teammates confident Li Zhixian would prevent them from losing.

• Li Zhixian joined Xue Qinghe, Dugu Bo, and the academy’s Committee Members in the guest seating as the exchange began.
• Xue Qinghe shared candied fruit and briefed Li Zhixian on the Elephant Armor, Blazing Fire, and Godwind teams.
• The four teams drew lots, pairing Imperial Dou against Elephant Armor and Blazing Fire against Godwind.
• Huo Wu recognized Li Zhixian from the noodle shop, while Huo Wushuang urged the Blazing Fire team to focus on its match.
• Yu Tianheng led Imperial Dou onto the platform, and his teammates expressed confidence that Li Zhixian’s presence meant the academy could not lose.

The Imperial Dou Team narrowly defeated the Elephant Armor Team, but Godwind Academy overcame Blazing Fire Academy and claimed first place, with Feng Xiaotian dominating the tournament. When Feng Xiaotian called for a challenger, Li Zhixian rose from the guest seats and appeared on the arena to face him.

• Yu Tianheng’s Imperial Dou Team avoided Elephant Armor Team’s opening charge, and Yu Tianheng struck Hu Yanli back with his Thunder Dragon Claw.
• After an intense battle, the Imperial Dou Team defeated the Elephant Armor Team with difficulty.
• Feng Xiaotian overwhelmed Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu as Godwind Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy.
• After an hour’s rest, Godwind Academy defeated the Imperial Dou Team to take first place, and Feng Xiaotian called for a challenger.
• Li Zhixian left the guest seats, appeared on the arena, and accepted Feng Xiaotian’s challenge.

Li Zhixian faced Feng Xiaotian in the arena and used the force of his Thirty-Six Wind Blade Slashes to seek a breakthrough in his swordsmanship. He left the stage to pursue his insight after pinning Feng Xiaotian to the wall with two Azure Lotus Swords, securing victory.

• Li Zhixian blocked Feng Xiaotian's opening attacks and revealed himself as Sword Wine, astonishing the spectators and his rivals.
• Li Zhixian invited Feng Xiaotian to use his Thirty-Six Wind Blade Slashes, then endured the assault while studying its momentum.
• Li Zhixian drank wine and searched for a way to make his sword move with the wind as Feng Xiaotian's attacks intensified.
• Li Zhixian grasped a fleeting insight, rushed toward the edge of the arena, and ignored Yu Tianheng's warning that leaving meant defeat.
• Li Zhixian launched two Azure Lotus Swords that pierced Feng Xiaotian's clothes and pinned him to the arena wall, deciding the match in Li Zhixian's favor.

Li Zhixian grasped a trace of sword intent by observing wind-scattered plum blossoms, though it was not enough to create a new sword move. After waking the next day, he led several spirit teams to Shanxiang Restaurant for a drinking contest and learned Xue Qinghe would not join them.

• Li Zhixian contemplated the wind in his courtyard until falling plum blossoms inspired him to understand how wind could guide his sword.
• He performed three sword strikes that opened a crack in the night sky and realized the sword should cut through darkness within the heart.
• Li Zhixian thanked the plum tree, whose bare branches bloomed with three new flowers, and considered visiting the Wind Sword Sect to complete the Azure Lotus Sword Song Third Form.
• The next afternoon, Yufeng brought the Elephant Armored Team, Blazing Fire Team, and Divine Wind Team to Li Zhixian's courtyard, where Feng Xiaotian and the others challenged him to a drinking contest.
• Li Zhixian led the gathered teams to Shanxiang Restaurant and asked Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling whether Xue Qinghe was coming; they told him she was busy as Crown Prince.

Xue Qinghe secured ten days of leave so she could spend time with Li Zhixian, and admitted that she would give up her titles and ambitions if he shared his sword intent and carefree spirit with her. She found Li Zhixian drinking with the academy teams and several women, but he welcomed her warmly.

• Xue Qinghe reported Sword Wine's victory over Feng Xiaotian to Xue Ye, who rewarded Li Zhixian and granted Xue Qinghe ten days of leave.
• Xue Qinghe told Pufferfish and Snake Lance that Li Zhixian had become the most important person in her life and that she feared losing him without showing him her true self.
• Pufferfish told Xue Qinghe that Li Zhixian was drinking at Shanxiang Restaurant, and she left the palace to join him.
• Li Zhixian drank the academy team members under the table, then began drinking with Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Xue Qinghe arrived at Shanxiang Restaurant, felt urgent jealousy at seeing Li Zhixian surrounded by the women, and joined him after he greeted her warmly.

After turning down an offer to join the Imperial Dou Team, Li Zhixian prepared to visit the Wind Sword Sect and spent a quiet moment fishing with Xue Qinghe. He left Heaven Dou City the next morning, where a striking golden-haired rider appeared around a bend.

• Feng Xiaotian and the other team leaders challenged Li Zhixian to meet them again at the Spirit Master Competition, but Li Zhixian said he might not participate.
• Yu Tianheng offered Li Zhixian the Imperial Dou Team captaincy, but Li Zhixian declined and announced he planned to visit the Wind Sword Sect.
• Xue Qinghe took Li Zhixian fishing at Lotus Lake and asked him a series of questions, including whether Dugu Yan or Ye Lingling was prettier.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and the others saw Li Zhixian off as he rode toward the Wind Sword Sect.
• Li Zhixian rounded a bend and spotted a beautiful golden-haired rider on a white Swift Wind Steed.

Li Zhixian met Qian Renxue on the road, and she persuaded him to let her accompany him to the Wind Sword Sect while concealing her identity as Xue Qinghe. After traveling together for two and a half days, they reached the sect’s mountain stronghold, where Li Zhixian announced his challenge.

• Qian Renxue stopped Li Zhixian on the road and introduced herself as someone sent by Xue Qinghe to accompany him.
• Li Zhixian questioned Qian Renxue’s motives, accepted the Crown Prince Token as proof of her connection to Xue Qinghe, and agreed to travel with her.
• Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue rode toward the Star Luo Empire, stopping at a lake to fish and eat before continuing their journey.
• Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue reached the Wind Sword Sect’s mountain valley, where Li Zhixian called out that he had come to challenge the sect.

Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue visited the Wind Sword Sect so Li Zhixian could seek a breakthrough in his sword comprehension. Sect Master Feng Bailong noticed traces of the Seven Kill Sword on Li Zhixian, but had not yet turned to meet him.

• Feng Buyu warmly welcomed Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue, then offered to take Li Zhixian to meet Sect Master Feng Bailong for help with his sword-comprehension bottleneck.
• Feng Buyu showed them the Wind Erosion Sword Stele Forest, where disciples practiced among wind-scarred stone pillars, and Elder Fengxiao joined them.
• Feng Buyu led Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue up Sword Insight Mountain to meet Feng Bailong, who meditated at the cliff's edge.
• Feng Bailong eventually acknowledged the visitors and remarked that Li Zhixian bore traces of the Seven Kill Sword, asking whether he had recently discussed the sword with Chen Xin.

Li Zhixian discussed swordsmanship with the blind Feng Bailong, who taught him how wind could reveal the sword's hum. Feng Bailong then seized Li Zhixian and leaped with him from a cliff, prompting Qian Renxue to dive after them.

• Feng Bailong sensed the traces of Li Zhixian's past sword discussion with Chen Xin and praised his sword talent.
• Feng Bailong invited Li Zhixian to discuss swords while Feng Buyu left and Qian Renxue watched from a nearby pavilion.
• Feng Bailong explained how listening to wind and nature could help Li Zhixian hear the sword's hum.
• Feng Bailong grabbed Li Zhixian's wrist and leaped with him from the ten-thousand-zhang cliff.
• Qian Renxue spread her six Wings of Light and plunged after them.

Li Zhixian arrived at the Wind Sword Sect’s Wind Eye with Feng Bailong to cultivate the meaning of wind, while Qian Renxue followed and briefly mistook Feng Bailong for a threat. He discovered the Wind Soul Crystal Clusters could be used to brew Roaming Spirit Wind Essence and planned to share the wine with the sect.

• Feng Bailong brought Li Zhixian to the Wind Eye, where Qian Renxue leaped down after them and confronted him.
• Li Zhixian explained that Feng Bailong meant no harm, and Qian Renxue apologized before stepping aside.
• Feng Bailong explained how the Wind Eye could help Li Zhixian comprehend the meaning of wind and gave him Wind Binding Gauze to wear while cultivating.
• Li Zhixian asked about the blue-gray crystals, and Feng Bailong identified them as Wind Soul Crystal Clusters and allowed him to take as many as he wanted.
• Li Zhixian recognized the crystals as ingredients for Roaming Spirit Wind Essence and planned to brew the wine and share it with the Wind Sword Sect.

Li Zhixian endured another day in the Wind Eye, listening for the sword intent hidden in the wind while Feng Buyu and the Wind Sword Sect’s elders watched his efforts. He left without comprehending sword intent, and Qian Renxue carried him home as the chapter ended.

• Feng Buyu scolded disciples for doubting Li Zhixian, then chose to go to the Wind Eye and listen to the wind himself.
• Feng Xiao praised Feng Buyu’s resolve and told the elders he believed Li Zhixian would comprehend sword intent, though most elders doubted he could do so before leaving.
• Li Zhixian endured the Wind Eye’s cutting gale and listened to its different currents, determined to comprehend sword intent through his own strength rather than rely on Roaming Spirit Wind Essence.
• Li Zhixian gathered Wind Soul Crystal Clusters after another day without success, while Feng Bailong listened from above and approved of his perseverance.
• Qian Renxue carried the severely wounded Li Zhixian home on her back after he asked her to take him back.

Li Zhixian brewed the Roaming Spirit Wind Essence and used the Wind Eye’s rhythms to comprehend the Sword of Wind Intent. After drinking the wine, he invited Qian Renxue to dance a sword with him, and she joined him in the gale.

• Li Zhixian brewed the Roaming Spirit Wind Essence while Qian Renxue ground the Wind Soul Crystal Cluster for him.
• Li Zhixian took Qian Renxue to the Wind Eye to seek inspiration for comprehending the sword.
• Li Zhixian listened to the wind and realized the Sword of Wind Intent should be formless and flow freely rather than follow fixed moves.
• Li Zhixian drank the Roaming Spirit Wind Essence and invited Qian Renxue to dance a sword with him.
• Qian Renxue condensed a radiant longsword and flew into the gale to join Li Zhixian.

Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue completed a sword dance in the Wind Eye, allowing Li Zhixian to perfect the Wind Sword Intent and the Azure Lotus Sword Song’s third form. The next morning, he revealed his achievement to Feng Buyu and the Wind Sword Sect, whose disciples and elders gathered to watch him test his new technique.

• Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue danced with their swords in the Wind Eye, sharing the Roaming Spirit Wind Essence as wind and light intertwined.
• Li Zhixian perfected his Wind Sword Intent and demonstrated the formless Azure Lotus Sword Song Third Form, leaving a sword mark that merged with the wind.
• Feng Bailong sensed Li Zhixian’s achievement and was deeply shocked by how quickly he had comprehended the Wind Sword Intent.
• The next morning, Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue went to the Wind Erosion Sword Stele Forest, where Feng Buyu asked why Li Zhixian had skipped the Wind Eye.
• Li Zhixian told Feng Buyu that he had comprehended a wind sword technique the previous night, prompting the sect’s disciples and elders to gather.
• Feng Bailong arrived, congratulated Li Zhixian, and waited to see the power of his newly completed sword.

Li Zhixian demonstrated his mastery of Wind Sword Intent before the Wind Sword Sect, astonishing the sect with a powerful, formless strike. He gifted the sect Roaming Spirit Wind Essence, hoping it might help Feng Bailong break through to Titled Douluo.

• Li Zhixian summoned the Azure Lotus Sword and unleashed Formless Wind, carving a deep wind-eroded ravine into the sect’s stone pillar.
• Feng Bailong and the Wind Sword Sect elders recognized Li Zhixian’s sword dao talent and praised his understanding of the wind.
• Li Zhixian thanked the sect for letting him use its Wind Soul Crystal Clusters and offered wine he had brewed from them.
• Li Zhixian revealed dozens of bottles of Roaming Spirit Wind Essence, whose aura stirred the Wind Sword Sect’s wind-attributed Soul Power.
• Feng Bailong struggled to refuse the precious gift, while Li Zhixian hoped it could help him become a Wind Sword Douluo.

Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue left the Wind Sword Sect and traveled toward Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue cautiously asked what he thought of Xue Qinghe. As they rode through a remote forest road after dark, they sensed powerful figures closing in on them.

• Feng Bailong held a feast to celebrate Li Zhixian's sword comprehension, and the Wind Sword Sect warmly farewelled Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue the next day.
• Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue rode away from the sect, and he urged her onward after reflecting on their parting.
• During a roadside lunch, Qian Renxue asked Li Zhixian about Xue Qinghe, and he angrily defended his bond with Qinghe against her rumors.
• Qian Renxue resolved to treat Li Zhixian even better when she resumed her Crown Prince identity, and the two continued toward Heaven Dou City.
• More than ten powerful figures followed Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue through the forest, and the pair sensed danger after night fell.