Recaps

After Xu Yan and Meng Chong became famous for their victories on Canglan Island, Evergreen Pavilion's Qi Nourishing Pills spread rapidly among Inner Domain Grandmasters, drawing attention from Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and other great forces. As Xu Yan and Meng Chong set out for Seven Stars Academy, Xie Lingfeng pledged Sword Venerate Cliff's support for Evergreen Pavilion and revealed the pills' power to Hu Hai.

• Xu Yan explained to Hu Hai that his sword path was not a sword technique, while he, Meng Chong, and Xie Lingfeng consolidated what they had learned from the battle on Canglan Island.
• Grandmaster Liang Qing used three Qi Nourishing Pills to break through to mid-level Grandmaster, and demand for Evergreen Pavilion's pills surged throughout the Inner Domain.
• Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's higher-ups discovered that the pills they tested were weaker than the ones sold, then ordered more purchases from Evergreen Pavilion as great forces began searching for the pavilion.
• Xu Junhe told Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's steward that the first batch had been mixed up with Small Qi Nourishing Pills, and the two sides arranged distribution of a larger second batch.
• Xu Yan and Meng Chong departed for Seven Stars Academy, while Xie Lingfeng gave Xu Yan a token and promised Sword Venerate Cliff would buy pills and help protect Evergreen Pavilion.
• Xie Lingfeng assigned Hu Shan and Hu Hai to support Evergreen Pavilion, then showed Hu Hai the Qi Nourishing Pill and Regeneration Pill, astonishing him with their effects.

Xu Yan brought Meng Chong to Seven Stars Academy, where he discussed the Martial Dao with Academy Master Bai Yun Kong and considered joining as a Grand Scholar. Meanwhile, the Great Yue Emperor sent the Heavenly Clothes Guard to seize Evergreen Pavilion, and the Hidden Pavilion Master ordered his agents to find Su Lingxiu and trace the Qi Nourishing Pills.

• Meng Chong cleared the ninth level of Seven Stars Academy’s Martial Arts Stage and entered the Archive Pavilion to study its classics.
• Bai Yun Kong asked Xu Yan about the realms beyond Innate and invited him to become a Grand Scholar; Xu Yan agreed in principle, subject to requirements, and said he would ask his master about a visit.
• The second batch of Qi Nourishing Pills sold out, and Iron Mountain County’s magistrate informed the Great Yue Emperor that Evergreen Pavilion was in his county.
• The Great Yue Emperor ordered the Heavenly Clothes Guard to bring Evergreen Pavilion under royal control, and its agents departed the capital with an imperial edict.
• The Hidden Pavilion Master learned that Xu Yan was at Seven Stars Academy and ordered his seven Peak Grandmasters to find Su Lingxiu and investigate the source of the Qi Nourishing Pills.

Evergreen Pavilion faced pressure from Great Yue Kingdom after the Heavenly Clothes Guard delivered an imperial edict demanding its service, while Sword Venerate Cliff intervened on its behalf. Elsewhere, Xu Yan recruited Martial Scholars and learned that the powerful Hidden Pavilion was among the Inner Domain’s Three Great Mysterious Dark Forces, though its location remained unknown.

• Su Lingxiu rejected Great Yue Kingdom’s edict, fought its Grandmaster envoy, and was joined by Hu Shan and Hu Hai of Sword Venerate Cliff.
• Li Xuan secretly killed the remaining Heavenly Clothes Guard, and Hu Shan arranged for Sword Venerate Cliff to buy Evergreen Pavilion’s available pills and help shield it from some pressure.
• Kou Ruozhi called for rebellion against Great Yue Kingdom, while Su Lingxiu acknowledged that her actions could expose her to the black-robed organization.
• Xu Yan reached an agreement with Seven Stars Academy to become an honorary Martial Grand Scholar for an annual fee of three hundred thousand Spirit Crystals and recruited several Martial Scholars for Evergreen Pavilion.
• Bai Yun Kong told Xu Yan that the black-robed man belonged to the Hidden Pavilion, a mysterious force with at least ten Peak Grandmasters, but he did not know where it was based.

Xu Yan learned that Great Yue Kingdom and the Inner Domain’s major factions were converging on Evergreen Pavilion to seize its Qi Nourishing Pill, so he and Meng Chong hurried to Iron Mountain County. As the county was blockaded and the Hidden Pavilion Master and Desiccated Demon Venerable headed there to claim Su Lingxiu, Evergreen Pavilion faced an approaching siege.

• Bai Yun Kong told Xu Yan that the Hidden Pavilion Master was dangerous, and Xu Yan said he would be able to kill him within a month.
• Leng Qiu delivered Xie Tianheng’s letter, prompting Xu Yan and Meng Chong to leave for Iron Mountain County and defend Evergreen Pavilion.
• The Great Yue Emperor ordered royal guards and the Divine Halberd Army to mobilize, while Great Yue Kingdom rallied other factions to divide Evergreen Pavilion’s Qi Nourishing Pills.
• The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion said it would intervene only if Evergreen Pavilion sought its protection, and the Great Yue Emperor left determined to prevent it from monopolizing the pills.
• The Hidden Pavilion Master learned that Su Lingxiu was in Evergreen Pavilion and led seven Peak Grandmasters toward Iron Mountain County, while Desiccated Demon Venerable also set out to join him.
• The Divine Halberd Army sealed off Iron Mountain County as Purple Robe King secured the factions’ agreement to seize Evergreen Pavilion and allocate Great Yue Kingdom five-tenths of the spoils.

More than fifty Peak Grandmasters gathered to seize Evergreen Pavilion’s Qi Nourishing Pills, and Heavenly Treasure Pavilion offered Xu Junhe protection if he abandoned the pavilion. Li Xuan decided to face the threat himself, but as he prepared to act, eight black-robed figures approached Evergreen Pavilion.

• Martial artists and ordinary residents fled Iron Mountain County as powerful factions converged on Evergreen Pavilion.
• A Heavenly Treasure Pavilion steward warned Xu Junhe that more than fifty Peak Grandmasters had gathered and offered to protect Evergreen Pavilion’s core personnel if they joined the pavilion.
• Xu Junhe returned to the inner courtyard and told Su Lingxiu, Meng Shushu, Kou Ruozhi, and the others about the danger.
• Li Xuan reassured his disciples, then stood up to demonstrate the power of the Profound Understanding Realm against the gathered enemies.
• Eight black-robed figures arrived outside Evergreen Pavilion, led by an old man leaning on a cane and followed by seven Peak Grandmasters.

Li Xuan killed the Hidden Pavilion Master and seven Peak Grandmasters with the God Slaying Saber and One-Hit Kill, then explained the soul-destroying technique to his disciples. He spotted a Demon Cult expert confronting the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in Iron Mountain County and went to deal with him.

• The Hidden Pavilion Master pressured Xu Yan and Meng Chong, but their Sword Intent and Blade Intent helped them resist.
• Li Xuan used a palm slash to destroy the Hidden Pavilion Master's consciousness and soul, killing him and the seven Peak Grandmasters with him.
• Li Xuan explained the God Slaying Saber and One-Hit Kill to Xu Yan and Meng Chong, who resolved to comprehend the technique.
• Li Xuan sensed three Half-step Heavenly Humans above the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, including a Demon Cult expert who had come for Su Lingxiu.
• Li Xuan vanished and appeared outside the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in Iron Mountain County.

Li Xuan killed the Hidden Pavilion Master and Desiccated Demon Venerable, then warned the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion against abandoning its principles. As Su Lingxiu prepared to study the corpses and Xu Yan and Meng Chong pondered Li Xuan’s technique, dozens of Peak Grandmasters arrived to surround Evergreen Pavilion.

• The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s two Half-step Heavenly Humans confronted Desiccated Demon Venerable, who held them back while the Hidden Pavilion Master attacked Evergreen Pavilion.
• A mysterious force from Evergreen Pavilion killed the Hidden Pavilion Master and seven Peak Grandmasters, and Li Xuan appeared and killed Desiccated Demon Venerable with God Slaying Saber stacked with One-Hit Kill.
• Li Xuan warned the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s experts to recognize their limits and uphold their principles, then brought Desiccated Demon Venerable’s corpse to Evergreen Pavilion.
• Su Lingxiu decided to preserve and dissect the nine corpses for her Medicinal Dao research, while Xu Yan and Meng Chong tried to comprehend Li Xuan’s God Slaying Saber.
• Dozens of Peak Grandmasters swept toward Evergreen Pavilion to surround it.

Dozens of Peak Grandmasters and more than a hundred other martial artists surrounded Evergreen Pavilion to seize its pills, but Li Xuan revealed the power of the Profound Understanding Realm and annihilated them. As Li Xuan demonstrated his techniques, Xu Yan gained insight into the Heart Sword Realm, and no attackers survived.

• Purple Robe King demanded that Evergreen Pavilion submit, and Xu Yan struck him with a sword that left him gravely wounded.
• The gathered experts attacked Xu Yan and Meng Chong, forcing them back with their overwhelming numbers.
• Li Xuan raised a shield of Spiritual Qi to stop the attackers, then showed Xu Yan how the Profound Understanding Realm controlled heaven and earth.
• Li Xuan used a sword, palm, fist, and saber to slaughter the gathered martial artists while Xu Yan and Meng Chong watched.
• Li Xuan unleashed more Spiritual Qi attacks and killed every Grandmaster who tried to flee.

Li Xuan annihilated the forces attacking Evergreen Pavilion, leaving the Inner Domain shaken and the Great Yue Royal Family fearing retaliation. As Great Wasteland Martial Dao spread, Bai Yun Kong prepared Seven Stars Academy to teach it, while martial artists argued over whether it was the true path.

• Li Xuan killed more than a hundred Grandmasters without unleashing Heavenly Human might, and the two Half-step Heavenly Humans from Heavenly Treasure Pavilion considered cooperating with Evergreen Pavilion.
• Xu Yan and Meng Chong resolved to strengthen themselves, while Su Lingxiu, Xu Junhe, and Kou Ruozhi continued their work for Evergreen Pavilion.
• News of the massacre spread across the Inner Domain, terrifying the factions involved and leaving the Great Yue Royal Family to consider how to avoid its collapse.
• Xie Lingfeng learned that Evergreen Pavilion was unharmed, while Bai Yun Kong heard that the Hidden Pavilion Master and Desiccated Demon Venerable had died in the attack.
• Bai Yun Kong ordered Seven Stars Academy to prepare a Great Wasteland Martial Dao course and urged its Martial Scholars to find a path of transition.
• Rumors about Great Wasteland Martial Dao spread as martial artists debated its claims and readers of the Great Wasteland Chronicle became convinced it was the true orthodox Martial Dao.

Evergreen Pavilion and the Great Wasteland expanded into the Inner Domain as they took control of territory ceded by the Great Yue Kingdom. Li Xuan received the Hundred Martial Divine Shadows after more than a hundred beginners broke through, and he considered how to help Inner Domain martial artists convert to Great Wasteland martial arts.

• Kou Ruozhi, Wu Emperor, and Qi Emperor planned to spread Great Wasteland martial arts and secretly undermine the Great Yue Kingdom, while Xu Junhe negotiated pill sales through the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
• The Great Yue Royal Family ceded Lanping Commandery, Canglan Island, and part of Yunfeng Commandery, and Xu Junhe and Kou Ruozhi organized the new territories under Great Wasteland rule.
• The Great Wasteland established its Inner Cabinet and Great Wasteland Guard, offered pills and martial arts to recruit supporters, and continued preparing its rebellion against the Great Yue Royal Family.
• Li Xuan toured the expanding Great Wasteland City and saw young people practicing the martial arts he had invented.
• After more than a hundred beginners broke through, Li Xuan received Hundred Martial Divine Shadows, whose hundred Qi and Blood Realm shadows could fuse into one Innate Realm shadow.
• Li Xuan resolved to promote Great Wasteland martial arts further and considered asking Xu Yan or Xie Lingfeng to find a way for Inner Domain martial artists to convert.

Xu Yan broke through to the Profound Understanding Realm, transformed into a Mountain River Spirit Body, and comprehended the Life and Death Sword Wheel. Li Xuan gained several powerful breakthroughs from his disciple’s progress while Xu Yan remained on the mountain to consolidate his realm.

• Li Xuan sent Hundred Martial Divine Shadows through the city to guide young cultivators, then considered how to develop a theoretically sound Martial Dao Clone ability.
• Xu Yan began breaking through to the Profound Understanding Realm as Meng Chong, Su Lingxiu, Xu Junhe, Shi Er, and Zhou Ying watched from below.
• Xu Yan’s True Essence and Heaven and Earth Bridge transformed as a landscape of mountains and rivers appeared, merged with him, and marked his breakthrough.
• Li Xuan gained the Profound Understanding Realm at great accomplishment, an Innate Mountain River Spirit Body, the great accomplishment Life and Death Sword Wheel, and the fourth layer of Dragon Subduing Palm.
• Xu Yan stayed on the mountain to consolidate his breakthrough while Meng Chong prepared to reach Xiantian Perfection; Su Lingxiu, Shi Er, and Zhou Ying trained harder.
• Shi Er challenged Red Cat to temper himself, but Red Cat struck him hard enough to break a rib, and Su Lingxiu suspected it was taking revenge for his earlier whipping.

Xu Yan traveled toward Canglan Island and found Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s hidden hoard, where he discovered a Storage Bag beside a mysterious Scarlet Stone Coffin. Meanwhile, Li Xuan received news that Xu Yan had killed a Half-step Heavenly Human, and Great Wasteland’s influence and martial arts continued to spread.

• Xu Yan told Li Xuan he had reached the Profound Understanding Realm and proposed that Seven Stars Academy’s Martial Scholars study Great Wasteland martial arts and how to switch cultivation systems.
• Xu Yan prepared to leave for Canglan Island, while Evergreen Pavilion developed a Flying Kite Communication system and Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu advanced in their cultivation.
• Li Xuan received feedback after Xu Yan killed a Half-step Heavenly Human and concluded that Xu Yan could contend with even a true Heavenly Human.
• Xu Yan followed Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s map to a desolate, poisonous mountain and broke through its stone barriers to reach a hidden chamber.
• Xu Yan entered the chamber and found a gray Storage Bag on a table in front of a blood-red Scarlet Stone Coffin.

Xu Yan obtained Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s Storage Bag and killed the Blood Fiend King, refining his Life and Death Sword Wheel in the battle. He then went to Canglan Island and gave Peng Yuan and the other Martial Scholars Great Wilderness cultivation techniques, asking them to develop a way to convert Inner Domain martial artists.

• The Blood Fiend King emerged from the shattered coffin and attacked Xu Yan, but Xu Yan fought back with his Life and Death Sword Wheel.
• Xu Yan’s sword technique grew stronger during the battle, and he killed the Blood Fiend King and destroyed his spiritual body.
• Xu Yan opened Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s Storage Bag, found spirit notes, Spirit Crystals, and medicines, then headed for Canglan Island.
• Xu Yan contacted Xie Lingfeng through a Sword Venerate Cliff communications outpost and considered how Great Wilderness martial dao could replace Inner Domain martial dao without causing a major conflict.
• Xu Yan gave Peng Yuan and the other Seven Stars Academy Martial Scholars a booklet of Great Wilderness cultivation techniques and asked them to research a conversion method.

Xu Yan and Xie Lingfeng studied how Inner Domain martial artists could switch to the Great Wilderness Martial Dao. Meanwhile, a Green-faced Man seized control of the Hidden Pavilion, uncovered its secret scroll about Su Lingxiu and the Gate of the Spirit Domain, and ordered a new plot against Evergreen Pavilion; the chapter ended with an unknown visitor arriving outside the Great Yue Emperor’s Imperial Study.

• Peng Yuan and the other Martial Scholars studied Xu Yan’s booklet on the Great Wilderness Martial Dao and sought his help with its most difficult principles.
• Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan arrived, and Xu Yan invited Xie Lingfeng and Peng Yuan’s group to discuss how to switch from the Inner Domain’s martial arts to the Great Wilderness Martial Dao.
• A Green-faced Man entered the Hidden Pavilion, killed a Grandmaster who could not answer his questions, and forced the survivors to reveal that Old Man Yin had been ordered to capture Su Lingxiu.
• The Green-faced Man massacred the other Hidden Pavilion members, made the surviving Great Accomplishment Grandmasters his followers, and broke into the Hidden Pavilion Master’s secret chamber.
• The Green-faced Man found a scroll linking Su Lingxiu to the Gate of the Spirit Domain, then ordered his followers to approach forces that had previously attacked Evergreen Pavilion and encourage revenge.
• The Great Yue Emperor brooded over intelligence about the Great Wilderness in the Imperial Study until an Imperial Family Enshrine challenged someone outside.

Xu Yan searched for a way to turn his master's soul-destroying technique into sword intent and found a direction in the Bagua mysteries of wind. As Evergreen Pavilion prepared to move to Canglan Island, a woman in purple appeared before Hu Shan and asked where she could find Meng Chong.

• The Green-faced Man visited the forces that had joined the siege of Evergreen Pavilion and proposed cooperating with the Great Yue Emperor and others.
• Xu Yan realized that converting Grandmasters to Great Wasteland martial arts required opening the Heaven and Earth Bridge, while he guided Xie Lingfeng and studied his own sword intent.
• Xu Yan found inspiration in the Bagua principle of wind entering every crevice and began comprehending a sword intent that could attack the spirit.
• Li Xuan prepared to move Evergreen Pavilion to Canglan Island, and Su Lingxiu, Red Cat, and the others set out by boat with him.
• The woman in purple appeared on Hu Shan's boat, struck him for calling her Senior, and asked where Meng Chong was.

Hu Shan brought Meng Chong to meet Ziyun, who tried to hire him to explore a dangerous treasure site and gave him a Storage Bag. When Xu Yan asked who she was, Ziyun introduced herself, shocking Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan.

• Ziyun forced Hu Shan to promise to bring Meng Chong to her, then stabbed a Treasure Artifact hairpin into his shoulder to ensure he would keep his word.
• Hu Shan met Meng Chong when he arrived at Canglan Island, and Li Xuan safely removed the hairpin and gave it to Meng Chong.
• Li Xuan noticed Xu Yan had gained insight into a new sword intent, while Su Lingxiu's pills enabled Inner Domain martial artists to begin switching to the Great Wilderness martial path.
• Ziyun followed Meng Chong to the Evergreen Pavilion and repeatedly raised her offer to hire him, but he refused her Spirit Crystals.
• Ziyun gave Meng Chong a Storage Bag and said she liked him and wanted his strength for a dangerous expedition; after Xu Yan asked her identity, she said her name was Ziyun, astonishing Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan.

Ziyun hired Meng Chong to escort her across Ziyun Kingdom, while Xie Lingfeng successfully switched from Grandmaster cultivation to the Great Wilderness Martial Dao on Canglan Island. Meanwhile, the Green-faced Man gathered a force of Peak Grandmasters and Half-step Heavenly Humans to attack Canglan Island and seize Su Lingxiu.

• Ziyun revealed that she had fallen out with her father over an arranged marriage, and Meng Chong agreed to escort her after hearing that their destination held Fifth-grade Spiritual Medicine.
• Su Lingxiu prepared the switching pills, and Xie Lingfeng successfully condensed the Heaven and Earth Bridge and switched into the Innate Realm.
• Meng Chong killed a Grandmaster and then several Peak Grandmasters, advancing his Heaven and Earth Hegemonic Saber to the second layer.
• The Green-faced Man found the Devil Child and asked him to act, but the Devil Child sent him to Leng Fu and demanded a Zijue before agreeing to help.
• The Green-faced Man assembled sixty-five Peak Grandmasters and three Half-step Heavenly Humans, then led them toward Canglan Island to demand Su Lingxiu or destroy Evergreen Pavilion.

Li Xuan annihilated the invading Green-faced Men, while Xu Yan used the battle to comprehend a sword intent that extinguished his opponents’ spiritual consciousness. Leng Fu revealed that the attempt to capture Su Lingxiu was connected to reaching the Martial Dao Heavenly Human realm, then launched a desperate final strike at Xu Yan.

• A Green-faced Men faction crossed the Cang River and demanded that Su Lingxiu be handed over, but Xu Yan stepped forward to defend her.
• Xu Yan fought two Half-step Heavenly Humans and ten Peak Grandmasters while cultivating his new sword intent, as Li Xuan told the attackers to witness the might of the Profound Understanding Realm.
• Li Xuan’s golden dragon killed the Peak Grandmasters and trapped two Half-step Heavenly Humans, then threw them back into Xu Yan’s fight.
• Xu Yan fully comprehended his sword intent and destroyed several enemies by extinguishing their spiritual consciousness, including the White-Robed Qing Mian Bai Jue.
• Leng Fu said Qing Mian Bai Jue had approached him about a plan connected to breaking through to the Martial Dao Heavenly Human realm, then unleashed a final attack on Xu Yan.

After the attackers were wiped out, Xu Yan comprehended the Xun Feng Sword Intent, while the Great Yue and Yan kingdoms reacted to their losses. Li Xuan then taught Xu Yan the Divine Intent Realm, leaving him on the verge of a profound breakthrough in understanding.

• Xu Yan killed Leng Fu and the remaining attackers, then named his newly comprehended Sword Intent the Xun Feng Sword Intent; Li Xuan received feedback that his own Xun Feng Sword Intent had reached mastery.
• The Great Yue Emperor learned that the assault force had vanished, withdrew plans to attack the Great Wilderness, and ceded Yunfeng Commandery to it; the Yan Emperor used his uncle's reported death to seize sole control of Yan Kingdom.
• The Red Robe Green-faced Man told Demon Child that the attack had failed, and the two resolved to rally Inner Domain Grandmasters and other Half-step Heavenly Humans to threaten Canglan Island.
• Li Xuan taught Xu Yan that the fourth Martial Dao realm cultivated Martial Dao Divine Intent by opening the Niwan Palace, nurturing the Spiritual Platform, and condensing Divine Intent.
• Xu Yan grasped the idea that his intent and form could embody Heaven's will, and his sword intent surged as insight into the Divine Intent Realm filled his mind.

Xu Yan advanced his Mountain River Sword Intent and agreed to escort Du Yuying to the Heavenly Human's Tomb, where she hoped to cure a dangerous bloodline flaw. Li Xuan warned Xu Yan about remnant-soul possession, and the pair left Canglan Island for the tomb.

• Xu Yan's insight into the Divine Intent Realm technique transformed his Mountain River Sword Intent into a manifestation of Canglan Island, and Li Xuan received feedback that his third-level sword intent had reached perfection.
• Li Xuan observed the growing number of Great Wilderness martial artists as Shi Er, Zhou Ying, and others advanced, strengthening his divine-shadow foundation.
• Du Yuying learned that her family's secret land had been located, then traveled to Canglan Island to ask Xu Yan to escort her there.
• Du Yuying revealed that the destination was the Heavenly Human's Tomb and that she needed it to resolve her inherited bodily flaw; Xu Yan agreed to help her.
• Li Xuan warned Xu Yan to guard against remnant-soul possession, and Xu Yan and Du Yuying left Canglan Island for the tomb.

The Inner Domain learned of the Gate of the Spirit Domain and rallied its Grandmasters to attack Canglan Island, where they believed Su Lingxiu could open the way to the Heavenly Human realm. As the storm gathered, Heavenly Treasure Pavilion revealed the Spirit Domain’s dangers, and Xie Lingfeng was summoned from his sword training.

• Li Xuan reflected on the Heavenly Humans’ Tomb, while Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan returned to Sword Venerate Cliff after receiving his guidance and pills.
• Demon Child warned Ice Maiden to burn a scroll and activate a hidden jade pearl if he died, then departed to face an uncertain fate.
• The Red Robe Green-faced Man told the Great Yue Emperor that Su Lingxiu was the key to the Gate of the Spirit Domain, prompting the emperor to join a plan to pressure Canglan Island.
• Word of the Gate spread across the Inner Domain, drawing out Half-step Heavenly Humans and other hidden powerhouses; Bai Yun Kong expelled Seven Stars Academy members who chose to join the assault.
• At Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, the Purple-Crowned Man said Su Lingxiu carried the bloodline of a visitor from the Spirit Domain and warned that entering it could mean becoming a servant rather than a Heavenly Human.
• Hu Shan hurriedly called Xie Lingfeng away from his sword training as Grandmasters gathered at Sword Venerate Cliff.

Xie Tianheng rejected joining the Heaven Punishing Alliance and insisted on challenging the Martial Dao Heavenly Human alone, while the alliance threatened to destroy Canglan Island in seven days unless Li Xuan surrendered Su Lingxiu and revealed the Gate of the Spirit Domain's secret. Li Xuan vowed to face the alliance himself and saw the conflict as a chance to spread Great Wilderness martial arts across the Inner Domain.

• Hu Shan told Xie Lingfeng that the Grandmasters under Heaven planned to besiege Canglan Island, and Xie Lingfeng rushed to tell Xie Tianheng.
• Xie Tianheng scorned the Grandmasters gathering to attack Canglan Island and declared that he would challenge Li Xuan alone; Xie Lingfeng then explained his connection to Xu Yan and urged his father to help.
• The Grandmasters under Heaven formed the Heaven Punishing Alliance and threatened to ruin Canglan Island in seven days unless Li Xuan handed over Su Lingxiu and revealed the Gate of the Spirit Domain's secret.
• Su Lingxiu offered to face the alliance herself, but Li Xuan reassured her that the attackers were ants and said he would protect Canglan Island.
• Li Xuan decided to push across the Inner Domain and use the alliance's attack to make Great Wilderness martial arts widely revered.

Meng Chong and Ziyun reached the Demon Hunting Battlefield, while Xu Yan and Du Yuying found the entrance to a Heavenly Human's Tomb. At Canglan Island, Li Xuan faced the Heaven Punishing Alliance as its gathered forces unleashed their combined pressure, leaving the battle poised to begin.

• Meng Chong entered the canyon with Ziyun, collected a Fifth-grade Spiritual Medicine, and destroyed a lingering palm strike that carried a trace of resentment.
• Ziyun identified the canyon as the Demon Hunting Battlefield and told Meng Chong that powerful figures from the Gate of the Spirit Domain had once hunted the Devil Master there.
• Xu Yan and Du Yuying uncovered the stone chamber entrance to the Heavenly Human's Tomb beneath a hill.
• The Heaven Punishing Alliance surrounded Canglan Island, and Li Xuan dismissed the threat while claiming he would fight them in the Profound Understanding Realm.
• Xie Tianheng insulted the alliance's leaders, then Li Xuan killed a challenger with a wave of his hand and confronted the gathered forces.
• Demon Child and the other Half-step Heavenly Humans joined their strength with the Peak Grandmasters, raising a pressure that stopped the Cang River as Li Xuan stood alone before them.

Li Xuan faced the Heaven Punishing Alliance alone and destroyed its forces while fighting at the Profound Comprehension Realm. After the surviving Grandmasters recast the battle as his suppression of traitors, he returned to Canglan Island, where Su Lingxiu resolved to grow stronger and Xie Tianheng approached.

• Shi Er revealed the Serrated Saber, which the Demon Child recognized as the Blood Spirit Saber, and Li Xuan explained that his disciple had killed Xue Lingzi.
• Li Xuan unleashed his martial arts against the Heaven Punishing Alliance and killed its Half-step Heavenly Humans and Peak Grandmasters.
• The Demon Child tried to attack Shi Er, but Li Xuan's sword intent annihilated him; the surviving Grandmasters begged for mercy and praised Li Xuan for restoring peace.
• Li Xuan spared the remaining Grandmasters after they renounced the alliance, then returned to Canglan Island and accepted tea from Su Lingxiu.
• Su Lingxiu resolved to advance her cultivation and protect herself against threats beyond the Inner Domain, while Xie Tianheng approached Li Xuan.

Xie Tianheng challenged Li Xuan to test his newly comprehended Sword Momentum, but Li Xuan revealed the greater Sword Intent and shattered Xie Tianheng’s confidence while guiding him and Xie Lingfeng. After the Heaven Punishing Alliance was annihilated, the kingdoms and major forces portrayed it as a traitorous evil and Li Xuan as the savior of the Inner Domain.

• Xie Tianheng drew his sword against Li Xuan, declaring that his Sword Momentum had opened a new path in swordsmanship.
• Li Xuan countered Xie Tianheng’s Sword Momentum with Sword Intent and explained that Xie Tianheng had yet to enter the true sword path.
• Xie Tianheng withdrew in shock, and Li Xuan told Xie Lingfeng that his father could still comprehend Sword Intent while advising Xie Lingfeng to cultivate Sword Momentum first.
• Survivors returned to the Great Yue Kingdom and reported that Li Xuan had killed every Half-step Heavenly Human and Peak Grandmaster while sparing them.
• The Great Yue Kingdom, Yan Kingdom, Ziyun Kingdom, and other forces publicly condemned the Heaven Punishing Alliance and praised Li Xuan as the savior of the Inner Domain.