Chapter Summaries

Yue Ling defeated Zhou Shan with the Yue Hua Swordplay, then accepted Lie Wushuang’s challenge. Lie Wushuang opened their duel with two fire dragons, and Yue Ling evaded them through the flames.

• Yue Ling dodged Zhou Shan’s punch and struck him with Thousand Moon Phantom Kill, leaving shallow wounds across his body.
• Zhou Shan conceded, and the Shushan Disciples marveled at Yue Ling’s swordplay.
• Yue Qing and Chen Changqing dismissed the possibility that Zhou Shan was the mysterious person after seeing him lose.
• Lie Wushuang stepped onto the arena and challenged Yue Ling to compare their fighting styles.
• Lie Wushuang unleashed Double Dragons Playing Pearl, and Yue Ling weaved through the flames without being hit.

Yue Ling broke through Lie Wushuang’s attacks and forced him to fight with the Burning Heaven Sword. She ended the duel with her blade at his throat, leaving Lie Wushuang defeated but still unreconciled.

• Lie Wushuang turned the arena into a sea of flames and tried to overwhelm Yue Ling, but she dodged his attacks.
• Lie Wushuang used Earth Fire Burns the City to trap Yue Ling, but her Moon Fills the West Tower technique extinguished the pillars of flame.
• Yue Ling merged with the Yue Hua Sword and shattered Lie Wushuang’s God of Fire Shield, piercing his right chest.
• Lie Wushuang drew the Burning Heaven Sword and attacked with Blazing Sun Slash, but Yue Ling’s sword broke apart the crimson sun.
• Yue Ling appeared before Lie Wushuang and pressed the Yue Hua Sword to his throat, telling him his sword was not hot enough.

Yue Ling defeated Lie Wushuang, but Ji Wuhen soon challenged her and overwhelmed her with a relentless halberd assault. Yue Ling struggled to evade his attacks as the match continued.

• Lie Wushuang admitted defeat after Yue Ling held the Yue Hua Sword to his throat and left the arena.
• Fire Spirit Ancestor comforted Lie Wushuang, while the disciples reacted to Yue Ling's victory.
• Chen Changqing stayed off the arena, confident in his newly attained Tribulation Crossing Realm strength.
• Ji Wuhen took the arena and asked Yue Ling whether she needed to rest; she refused.
• Ji Wuhen launched a fierce series of halberd strikes, forcing Yue Ling to dodge and defend passively.

Ji Wuhen defeated Yue Ling by using his Battle Intent Domain to suppress her, then faced Xu Ruochen, whose Phantom Kill Domain let him evade Ji Wuhen's attacks through more than a hundred exchanges. Xu Ruochen launched Thousand Blades Twist as their fight continued.

• Ji Wuhen's Battle Intent Domain suppressed Yue Ling and strengthened his attacks, forcing her to defend under a barrage of halberd strikes.
• Yue Ling unleashed Three Thousand Yue Hua, Moon Falls and Crows Cry, but Ji Wuhen's halberd overcame her sword and sent her crashing to the arena's edge.
• Yue Ling admitted defeat and returned to the Cloud Perch Peak disciples as the Shushan Disciples marveled at Ji Wuhen's victory.
• Ji Wuhen challenged the remaining Peak Disciples, and Xu Ruochen of Void Breaking Peak entered the arena to fight him.
• Xu Ruochen evaded Ji Wuhen's attacks for more than a hundred exchanges, then revealed his Phantom Kill Domain and used Thousand Blades Twist.

Xu Ruochen defeated Ji Wuhen in the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, but Qing Yu then challenged and defeated him with the Azure Luan Seven Absolutes. Qing Yu remained on the arena as Yue Qing recalled their disastrous encounter with the mysterious straw-hatted man.

• Xu Ruochen used the Void Breaking Sword to knock Ji Wuhen off the arena, surprising the Shushan Disciples and Chen Changqing.
• Xu Ruochen challenged the remaining contestants, and Qing Yu took the arena and criticized his confidence.
• Xu Ruochen attacked Qing Yu, who countered with Feather Transformation Three Thousand and fought him in a swift sword duel.
• Qing Yu used Azure Sky One Feather to break Xu Ruochen's spatial concealment and defeat him, forcing him to leave the arena.
• Yue Qing watched Qing Yu and recalled that Qing Yu had abandoned him while they fought the powerful straw-hatted man in the Qiankun Mountain River Map.

Yu Mingzi fought Qing Yu in the Shushan Grand Tournament and swiftly defeated him with the Jade Void Profound Technique. Lu Tian, who had hoped to fight Qing Yu over their past grievance, reconsidered after seeing Yu Mingzi’s strength.

• Lu Tian recalled that Qing Yu had tried to kill him inside the Qiankun Mountain River Map, while Chen Changqing dismissed Qing Yu as a defeated opponent.
• When Qing Yu called for an opponent, Yu Mingzi took the stage before Lu Tian could step forward.
• Qing Yu attacked Yu Mingzi with azure feather swords, but Yu Mingzi’s clear light absorbed the strike.
• Yu Mingzi bound Qing Yu with clear light and suppressed his spiritual power, forcing Qing Yu to concede.
• The Shushan Disciples discussed Yu Mingzi’s strength and speculated about who could challenge him.
• Lu Tian abandoned his plan to avenge himself against Qing Yu after witnessing Yu Mingzi defeat him with little effort.

Lu Tian challenged Yu Mingzi at the Seven Peaks Grand Competition and demonstrated the power of Seven Stars Peak’s Seven Star Sword Canon. He unleashed its ultimate form, drawing seven beams of starlight into a sword strike aimed at Yu Mingzi.

• Lu Tian accepted Yu Mingzi’s invitation to spar, while Chen Changqing and Yue Qing stayed off the arena platform.
• Lu Tian summoned the Seven Star Sword and severed Yu Mingzi’s clear-light ribbons with a single sweep.
• Yu Mingzi used Jade Void Profound Technique’s Three Flowers Gather at the Peak, but Lu Tian countered with three moves from the Seven Star Sword Canon and shattered the attack.
• Lu Tian raised his sword and used Seven Stars Shine Upon the World, drawing seven beams of starlight into a powerful strike toward Yu Mingzi.
• Chen Yuan recognized that Lu Tian had performed the ultimate form of the Seven Star Sword Canon and praised his aptitude.

Lu Tian defeated Yu Mingzi with Seven Stars Shine Upon the World, though the attack left him badly drained. Yue Qing then took the arena and challenged Lu Tian, offering him time to recover before their fight began.

• Lu Tian broke Yu Mingzi’s Jade Void Profound Technique shield and sent him flying from the arena with a single sword strike.
• Yu Mingzi admitted defeat, and the Shushan Disciples reacted with astonishment as Lu Tian concealed how badly the attack had exhausted him.
• Yue Qing took the arena before Chen Changqing could fight Lu Tian, then offered Lu Tian time to recover.
• Yue Qing released his heavy astral energy and warned Lu Tian to admit defeat, but Lu Tian laughed and rejected his confidence.

Lu Tian fought Yue Qing despite his injuries and depleted spiritual energy, while Yue Qing’s mountain techniques overwhelmed him. Refusing to concede, Lu Tian pushed Yue Qing to reveal his Mountain God Body.

• Yue Qing opened the duel with Mountain Splitting Collapse, and Lu Tian met it with Northern Star Settles the Cauldron in an even exchange.
• Yue Qing followed with Mountain Breaker Slash, Earth Suppressing Seal, and Earth Shaking Hammer, while Lu Tian countered with three sword strikes and suffered injuries as the arena’s protective formation cracked.
• Yue Qing urged Lu Tian to admit defeat, but Lu Tian refused and resolved to exhaust Yue Qing for Chen Changqing’s sake.
• Yue Qing warned that he might damage Lu Tian’s cultivation foundation, then transformed into a giant with the Mountain God Body.

Lu Tian fought Yue Qing’s Mountain God Body and unleashed the Seven Stars Shine Upon the World, while Shushan’s disciples believed he was weakening Yue Qing to help Chen Changqing. Their ultimate attacks collided with enough force to shatter the arena’s protective formation, which Patriarch Wuzhen replaced.

• Yue Qing transformed into his Mountain God Body, and the disciples recognized it as Suppress Peak’s secret art.
• Lu Tian used the Yaoguang Form to pierce Yue Qing’s Immovable Mountain defense, but Yue Qing struck him with Mountain Collapse Lean and sent him flying.
• The disciples realized Lu Tian was trying to wear Yue Qing down for Chen Changqing, who remained confident he could defeat Yue Qing himself.
• Lu Tian rose, invoked Seven Stars Shine Upon the World, and summoned a colossal star sword with the Big Dipper’s power.
• Yue Qing countered with Pillar Supporting the Heavens, and their attacks shattered the arena’s protective formation before Patriarch Wuzhen cast a new restriction.

Lu Tian unleashed Seven Stars Shine Upon the World for a second time, but Yue Qing shattered the colossal sword and won their duel. Lu Tian recovered with Chen Yuan’s help and urged Chen Changqing to claim the Seven Peaks Grand Competition championship against Yue Qing.

• Lu Tian’s colossal star sword broke Yue Qing’s pillar of light, but Yue Qing seized and shattered the sword with Mountain and River Longevity.
• The recoil sent Lu Tian crashing onto the arena, while Yue Qing rose despite his injuries; Lu Tian admitted defeat.
• Shushan’s disciples celebrated Yue Qing’s victory, and Chen Yuan noted that Lu Tian had weakened Yue Qing for Chen Changqing.
• Chen Yuan healed Lu Tian, who then left the arena and encouraged Chen Changqing to win the championship.
• Chen Changqing said Lu Tian had not needed to exhaust himself for him, but Lu Tian pretended not to understand.

Chen Changqing took the stage to face Yue Qing in the final match of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition and offered to let him recover from his fight with Lu Tian. Yue Qing refused, and the contest was about to begin with him angry and determined to fight.

• Yue Qing called Chen Changqing to the arena as the last remaining contender, while Shushan Disciples debated their chances.
• Lu Tian told Chen Yuan that he had done what he could to exhaust Yue Qing for Chen Changqing, and Chen Yuan thanked him.
• Xu Ruochen recalled Chen Changqing’s past victories and warned himself that Yue Qing could suffer if he underestimated him.
• Chen Changqing entered the arena and offered Yue Qing time to recover from his injuries and exhaustion.
• Yue Qing refused to rest, insisting he was not weak, and told Chen Changqing to show his skills.

Chen Changqing took Yue Qing’s full-force Mountain Splitting Collapse without injury, revealing his formidable physical strength. As Yue Qing wondered whether Chen Changqing was the mysterious person from the Qiankun Mountain River Map, Chen Changqing provoked him into unleashing a more violent aura.

• Yue Qing attacked Chen Changqing with Mountain Splitting Collapse while Chen Changqing stood still and did not retaliate.
• Chen Changqing emerged unharmed from the punch, leaving a ring-shaped crater in the arena.
• Shushan’s disciples and leaders marveled at Chen Changqing’s powerful physical body, and Patriarch Wuzhen wondered what other surprises he might reveal.
• Yue Qing suspected Chen Changqing might be the straw-hatted mysterious person from the Qiankun Mountain River Map, then dismissed the possibility.
• Chen Changqing taunted Yue Qing, who erupted with a more violent aura and warned that he had been enraged.

Chen Changqing overpowered Yue Qing with the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, but Yue Qing refused to concede and activated his hidden Earth Emperor Bloodline. As Yue Qing’s strength surged, Ancestor Yue Shen accepted that revealing his Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body was worth the risk if it could win the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.

• Yue Qing used Earth Vein Reversal to throw Chen Changqing off balance, then attacked with Mountain God's Wrath.
• Chen Changqing steadied himself and defeated Yue Qing’s attack with the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, sending him crashing to the arena’s edge.
• Chen Changqing taunted Yue Qing and urged him to admit defeat, but Yue Qing declared that Chen Changqing had not yet beaten him.
• Yue Qing unleashed his bloodline power, causing an ancient mountain god phantom to appear behind him.
• Ancestor Yue Shen recognized that Yue Qing had activated his Earth Emperor Bloodline and decided that exposing the Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body was acceptable if it secured the championship.

Yue Qing activated his Earth Emperor Bloodline and raised his cultivation from Tribulation Crossing Mid Stage to the True Lord level, shocking the Shushan spectators. As the onlookers doubted Chen Changqing could win, Xiaoqian remained confident in him.

• Yue Qing revealed a mountain-god phantom and activated his Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body, revealing his hidden bloodline power.
• Yue Qing's cultivation surged through late Tribulation Crossing and Half-step True Lord before reaching the True Lord level.
• True Monarch Yu Ding explained that Yue Qing had awakened a Special Physique whose bloodline power could elevate his cultivation to True Lord.
• Xu Ruochen and the other Peak Disciples worried that Chen Changqing would struggle against Yue Qing, while Xu Ruochen remembered Chen Changqing's strength.
• Ran Hua, Willow Wood, and the other Changqing Peak disciples feared for Chen Changqing, but Xiaoqian declared that he would defeat Yue Qing.

Yue Qing awakened his bloodline power and temporarily raised his cultivation to True Lord, then challenged Chen Changqing with overwhelming force. Chen Changqing blocked Yue Qing’s punch with two sword strikes, while Mo Yuan wondered which of Chen Changqing’s trump cards he would reveal next.

• Yue Qing raised his cultivation to True Lord and claimed the gap between their realms would let him defeat Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing drew the Heavenly Thunder Sword and welcomed the chance to test his strength against a True Lord.
• Yue Qing’s punch shattered Chen Changqing’s first sword strike, but Chen Changqing’s second strike canceled out the remaining force.
• The Shushan Disciples feared Chen Changqing might lose, while Xiaoqian insisted her young master still had trump cards.
• Mo Yuan considered waiting out Yue Qing’s bloodline awakening, but wondered whether Chen Changqing would reveal the Immortal Burial Qin.

Chen Changqing unleashed the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation against Yue Qing, who had awakened the Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body and reached the True Lord level. The lightning-sword barrage failed to break Yue Qing’s defense, leaving the spectators convinced Chen Changqing’s attack had been stopped.

• Yue Qing urged Chen Changqing to admit defeat, warning that his newly awakened Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body made his strength difficult to control.
• Chen Changqing refused and struck with Sword Annihilation Ten Directions, summoning a storm of nine-heavens lightning swords over Ask Dao Plaza.
• Yue Qing countered with the eleventh form of the Zhenyue Thirty-Six Forms, Immovable Mountain, surrounding himself with a defensive mountain phantom.
• Chen Yuan recognized Chen Changqing’s sword technique as the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation and realized his disciple had cultivated it to major mastery.
• When the dust settled, Chen Changqing and Yue Qing were both still standing, and Yue Qing’s defense had withstood the lightning-sword assault.

Chen Changqing’s ultimate swordsmanship failed to break Yue Qing’s defenses after Yue Qing awakened his Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body, but Chen Changqing refused to concede and tried to outlast the temporary power boost. Yue Qing transformed into his Mountain God Body and struck Chen Changqing with a phantom divine mountain, leaving him injured on the arena.

• Chen Changqing’s Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation failed to break Yue Qing’s defenses, shocking the gathered disciples and observers.
• Chen Changqing pointed out that Yue Qing could not sustain his enhanced cultivation indefinitely and said he would wait for the boost to end.
• Yue Qing, worried about his time limit, activated his Earth Emperor Bloodline and transformed into the Mountain God Body.
• Yue Qing attacked with Earth-Shattering Heaven-Startling, but Chen Changqing’s Immortal Slaying sword light tore through the fist force.
• Yue Qing summoned a phantom divine mountain with Divine Mountain Pressing Down, which knocked Chen Changqing out of sword-light form and sent him crashing across the arena, injured.

Chen Changqing’s supporters worried as Yue Qing’s True Lord strength overwhelmed him, but Mo Yuan believed Chen Changqing still had hidden methods. Chen Changqing summoned an identical avatar to face Yue Qing, leaving the spectators stunned and skeptical.

• Yue Qing’s advantage over Chen Changqing alarmed the Changqing Peak disciples, but Mo Yuan reassured them that Chen Changqing had not used everything he had.
• Chen Yuan and Mo Tianji doubted that Chen Changqing could defeat Yue Qing with only his Immortal Artifact, while Chen Yuan admitted he knew little about his disciple’s remaining methods.
• Yue Qing told Chen Changqing to surrender and claimed the Seven Peaks Grand Competition championship was already his.
• Chen Changqing declared that he also had trump cards and summoned an avatar identical to himself.
• The Shushan Disciples marveled at the avatar, while some dismissed it as insufficient to defeat Yue Qing.

Chen Changqing revealed that his clone wielded the Immortal Artifact Dragon Pattern Sky-Splitting Spear, stunning the Shushan disciples and elders. When Yue Qing dismissed the clone and weapon as insufficient, Chen Changqing summoned a second clone.

• Chen Changqing's clone produced the Dragon Pattern Sky-Splitting Spear, and its immense spear intent shocked the watching disciples.
• Changqing Peak's disciples celebrated the revelation, while Mo Yuan realized Chen Changqing might possess at least three Immortal Artifacts.
• Lu Tian questioned Chen Yuan about Chen Changqing's treasures, but Chen Yuan said he had not given him the Immortal Artifacts or known about his cloning technique.
• Patriarch Wuzhen wondered where Chen Changqing had obtained his treasures and whether he was heaven's chosen son.
• Yue Qing dismissed Chen Changqing's clone and second Immortal Artifact as inadequate, so Chen Changqing summoned another clone.