Chapter Summaries

Su Fei led the Imperial Guards to the Palace Guard camp under imperial decree to arrest Cao An. After defeating the soldiers who tried to block him, he entered the camp and approached Cao An’s command tent.

• Su Fei ordered the Imperial Guards to move out and arrest Palace Guard Commander Cao An.
• A junior Palace Guard officer refused to let Su Fei enter and declared that the Palace Guards would defy the imperial decree.
• The Palace Guard soldiers attacked Su Fei, but he knocked them down with his bare hands and left the junior officer unconscious.
• The remaining Palace Guard soldiers backed away, allowing Su Fei and Song Lian to proceed through the camp.
• Su Fei reached Cao An’s central command tent, where four armed personal guards stood watch.

Su Fei arrested Palace Guard Commander Cao An for illegally minting counterfeit coins, then refused the Prince Who Pacifies the South’s demand to release his disciple. The prince attacked Su Fei outside the Heavenly Prison.

• Su Fei and Song Lian subdued Cao An’s guards and entered the command tent to arrest him.
• Cao An attacked Su Fei, but Su Fei broke his wrist and knees before ordering Song Lian to take him to the Heavenly Prison.
• Cao An claimed his master, the Prince Who Pacifies the South, would avenge him, and Song Lian gagged him as they headed to the prison.
• The Prince Who Pacifies the South arrived and asked Su Fei to release Cao An, but Su Fei refused because the evidence against him was conclusive.
• The prince threatened Su Fei, drew his saber, and launched an attack to force him to comply.

Su Fei defeated the Prince Who Pacifies the South with one move and brought Cao An to the Heavenly Prison. After Cao An was locked away, Su Fei received a system notification.

• Su Fei sent Song Lian and the Imperial Guards away from the battlefield before confronting the Prince Who Pacifies the South.
• Su Fei summoned a golden Buddha apparition and struck the Prince Who Pacifies the South down with a single finger.
• Song Lian and the Imperial Guards watched in shock as Su Fei defeated the veteran Celestial Person Realm expert, while Cao An lost hope.
• Su Fei ordered Cao An taken to the Heavenly Prison and placed in a guarded cell for serious offenders.
• After Cao An's cell door was locked, a system notification rang out in Su Fei's mind.

After solving the counterfeit copper coin case, Su Fei claimed his rewards, perfected the Six Proud Frost Arts, and advanced to celestial person realm ninth level. The next morning, he and Ji Yuyan enjoyed a leisurely breakfast together.

• Su Fei left Song Lian in charge of interrogating Cao An and securing the prisoners, then returned to Su Manor.
• Su Fei claimed the Six Proud Frost Arts and one hundred and fifty years of cultivation, raising the saber art to perfection and extending his saber qi to four hundred meters.
• Su Fei used the remaining cultivation to advance the Sacred Heart Formula to its seventh layer and reach celestial person realm ninth level, with a lifespan of five thousand years.
• Emperor Xuan reacted to Cao An's capture and the Prince Who Pacifies the South's defeat, while Lei Chongxiao praised Su Fei's actions.
• Su Fei woke Ji Yuyan, and the two spent the night together before waking late the next morning and sharing breakfast.

After Su Fei defeated the Prince Who Pacifies the South, neighboring countries reconsidered their stance toward Great Xuan, and the Yan emperor sent gifts to Ji Yuyan. Ji Yuyan allowed the gifts to remain at Su Manor while making clear she was content in Great Xuan.

• Su Fei and Ji Yuyan spent carefree days together at the manor and around the imperial city.
• The Barbarian Tribe elders decided to seek goodwill with Great Xuan and ordered half their border troops to withdraw.
• The Chu emperor ordered envoys to offer Great Xuan gifts and an alliance, while the Fusang emperor abandoned plans for revenge against Su Fei.
• Zhang Feng arrived at Su Manor with gifts from the Yan emperor and asked Ji Yuyan to accept them.
• Ji Yuyan said she was living well in Great Xuan and allowed the gifts to be left at the manor.

After months of peace in Great Xuan, the White Lotus Sect rebellion rapidly spread through Yan, defeating every army sent to suppress it. The Yan Emperor dispatched fifty thousand troops with martial saint realm Attendants, but a fierce aura approached their guarded command tent at midnight.

• The Yan envoy delivered gifts to Su Fei and Ji Yuyan, and Su Fei accepted them on Ji Yuyan's behalf.
• Su Fei handed the Imperial Guard's daily affairs to Lei Chongxiao and spent several peaceful months with Ji Yuyan.
• The White Lotus Sect rebels grew from a small border force into tens of thousands and captured several cities in Yan.
• White Lotus Sect assassins killed the commanders and principal officers of three Yan armies, leaving their troops defeated and scattered.
• The Yan Emperor sent fifty thousand troops accompanied by martial saint realm Attendants, but a fierce aura suddenly approached the command tent at midnight.

After the White Lotus Sect’s assassin crippled the Yan Kingdom’s resistance, Emperor Yan agreed to offer three commanderies to neighboring kingdoms in exchange for military aid. Great Chu demanded even more, while Emperor Xuan’s court debated whether Great Xuan should intervene and take the offered territory.

• The White Lotus Sect’s black-clad assassin defeated the Yan Kingdom’s Martial Saint Realm experts, after which the rebels captured a third of the kingdom’s territory in a month.
• Emperor Yan’s left chancellor urged him to seek help from Great Xuan and Great Chu, and the right chancellor proposed trading three commanderies for troops.
• Emperor Yan ordered diplomatic letters sent to Great Xuan and Great Chu, offering each three commanderies in exchange for suppressing the rebellion.
• Emperor Chu’s court demanded five commanderies and three million taels of silver before sending troops, leaving Emperor Yan to focus on Great Xuan.
• Great Xuan’s officials argued over intervention, and Grand Secretary Li backed sending troops to curb the White Lotus Sect and acquire the three commanderies.

Emperor Xuan sent one hundred thousand Great Xuan troops to the Yan Kingdom to suppress the White Lotus Sect and claim three commanderies, with Su Fei joining the expedition. The army assembled outside the imperial city and prepared to march under Du Tianwu's command.

• Emperor Xuan agreed to the Yan Kingdom's request and ordered Du Tianwu to lead one hundred thousand troops, accompanied by three hundred Imperial Guards, against the White Lotus Sect.
• Lei Chongxiao asked Su Fei to join the expedition because the White Lotus Sect was believed to have a Celestial Person Realm expert, and Su Fei accepted after receiving a system mission.
• Su Fei reassured Ji Yuyan before leaving with Lei Chongxiao to prepare for the campaign.
• Su Fei arrived at the parade ground with three hundred Imperial Guards and met Du Tianwu, who relied on him to protect the army from the White Lotus Sect's expert.
• Du Tianwu addressed the assembled troops, who vowed to march against the White Lotus Sect, and pointed his sword toward the Yan Kingdom.

Su Fei and Du Tianwu led a hundred-thousand-strong Great Xuan army into the Yan Kingdom to fight the White Lotus Sect, witnessing the devastation and refugees caused by the rebellion. As the army advanced toward Upper Valley Commandery, Du Tianwu aided civilians while Su Fei remained wary of the sect’s unexplained silence.

• Du Tianwu and Su Fei led the Great Xuan army across the border after twenty days of marching, avoiding White Lotus Sect-controlled areas.
• Su Fei and Du Tianwu saw burned villages, barren fields, and refugees fleeing the fighting, and they discussed the need to end the rebellion before it reached Great Xuan.
• Du Tianwu ordered the army to reach Upper Valley Commandery within three days and allowed its physicians to treat seriously injured refugees.
• Su Fei strengthened camp security and kept watch each night, but no White Lotus Sect assassins appeared.
• Du Tianwu enforced strict discipline and distributed treatment and food to refugees, who gradually began to trust the Great Xuan army.

The Great Xuan Army reached Upper Valley Commandery, where Governor Ji Xunjiang welcomed Su Fei as his granduncle and arranged lodging and supplies for the troops. After entering the city and securing their camps, Su Fei and Du Tianwu accepted Ji Xunjiang’s invitation to a banquet to discuss the White Lotus Sect rebels.

• Du Tianwu brought the Great Xuan Army to Upper Valley Commandery and found the Yan Kingdom still held the city.
• Ji Xunjiang knelt before Su Fei and called him Granduncle, then explained their imperial-family relationship and agreed to call him Marquis Su.
• Ji Xunjiang welcomed Du Tianwu and Su Fei, offering prepared lodging, grain, and livestock for the army.
• Su Fei and Du Tianwu entered the city with the army, while Ji Xunjiang arranged provisions, quarters, medical care, and other camp needs.
• Su Fei had the Imperial Guard inspect the camps and guard against a surprise attack as the troops settled in for the night.
• Ji Xunjiang invited Su Fei and Du Tianwu to a banquet, and they accepted so they could learn more about the rebels.

Ji Xunjiang hosted Du Tianwu and Su Fei, then accepted their assurances after giving them one hundred thousand taels to support the defense of Upper Valley Commandery. After more than ten days of preparations, a White Lotus Sect force of seventy to eighty thousand appeared thirty li from the city.

• Ji Xunjiang praised Du Tianwu and Su Fei at a banquet and presented them with one hundred thousand taels in banknotes, which both men accepted.
• Du Tianwu drilled the Great Xuan Army while Su Fei surveyed the terrain and had Imperial Guards uncover hidden White Lotus Sect followers in the city.
• Ji Xunjiang strengthened the city's defenses and organized local officials and residents to prepare provisions and repair the battlements.
• After more than ten days, scouts reported that seventy to eighty thousand White Lotus Sect rebels had encamped on a hillside thirty li outside the city.

As the White Lotus Sect’s massive rebel army approached Upper Valley Commandery, Du Tianwu prepared the Great Xuan Army for battle while Su Fei guarded the command tent. Su Fei killed the assassin Xuan Feng before he could reach Du Tianwu, and Du Tianwu rushed out after hearing the commotion.

• Ji Xunjiang summoned Su Fei and Du Tianwu after learning that seventy or eighty thousand White Lotus Sect rebels were approaching Upper Valley Commandery.
• Du Tianwu reassured Ji Xunjiang that the Great Xuan Army could defeat the rebels and asked Su Fei to protect him from the sect’s Celestial Person Realm assassins.
• Ji Xunjiang agreed to defend the commandery city and its supplies while Du Tianwu returned to camp to deploy the army.
• Su Fei went with Du Tianwu and secretly watched over the command tent as Du Tianwu summoned his generals.
• At the third watch, Xuan Feng infiltrated the camp to assassinate Du Tianwu, but Su Fei intercepted and killed him with a single saber strike.
• Du Tianwu heard the noise and rushed out of the command tent with his sword.

Su Fei and Du Tianwu learned that Ji Xunjiang had been assassinated, then prepared Upper Valley Commandery for the White Lotus Sect’s expected assault. The rebels attacked the city, where the Great Xuan Army’s defenses and first volley of arrows met their charge.

• Su Fei killed an assassin who had targeted Du Tianwu and warned him to strengthen security.
• A celestial person realm assassin killed Ji Xunjiang in his study, beheaded him, and left a White Lotus Sect token.
• After hearing of Ji Xunjiang’s murder, Su Fei ordered troops to maintain order and vowed to make the White Lotus Sect pay.
• Su Fei and Du Tianwu arranged the Great Xuan Army’s defenses as the White Lotus Sect approached Upper Valley Commandery with nearly seventy or eighty thousand rebels.
• The rebels charged the city, and Great Xuan archers opened fire, cutting through the front ranks.

Su Fei destroyed the White Lotus Sect’s Martial Saint elders, turning the battle outside Upper Valley Commandery City into a decisive Great Xuan victory. Afterward, he urged Du Tianwu to restore order and hunt down the sect’s remaining forces and its hidden mastermind.

• The White Lotus Sect elders attacked Great Xuan’s defenders, and Su Fei leaped from the tower to confront them.
• Su Fei used A Glimpse of Startling Frost to break the elders’ array and kill every Martial Saint elder.
• With the rebel leaders dead, Du Tianwu ordered the gates opened and the Great Xuan Army to pursue the fleeing rebels.
• Great Xuan’s troops and Imperial Guards routed the rebels, leaving the battlefield covered with casualties and fallen banners.
• Du Tianwu praised Su Fei, who warned that the White Lotus Sect’s mastermind remained a threat and called for the rebels’ strongholds to be found.
• Du Tianwu ordered the battlefield cleared, Upper Valley Commandery’s people reassured, and scouts sent to track the White Lotus Sect.

After the White Lotus Sect’s attack on Upper Valley Commandery was defeated, Su Fei kept watch for the assassin who had killed Ji Xunjiang. In Fishing Sun Commandery, Dugu Fengming learned of the defeat and ordered a renewed assault, intending to confront Su Fei himself and subjugate the Southwestern Lesser Continent.

• Su Fei watched the battlefield cleanup and searched the surrounding area for the missing Celestial Person Realm assassin, but no attack came.
• Dugu Fengming cultivated with spirit stones in the occupied commandery governor’s residence and complained that the continent’s natural energy was sparse.
• Xuan Ling reported that he had killed Ji Xunjiang, while Xuan Feng and the White Lotus Sect’s Martial Saint Realm leaders had died after encountering a powerful young Celestial Person Realm expert.
• Dugu Fengming suspected that the young expert had killed three outer disciples and ordered his identity investigated.
• Dugu Fengming ordered the White Lotus Sect to gather its followers and attack Upper Valley Commandery again, declaring that he would avenge Xuan Feng and personally confront the expert.

After Ji Xunjiang’s assassination, Wang Huai'an arrived as the new governor of Upper Valley Commandery but hid inside his residence, leaving the Great Xuan Army to take charge of the defenses. Du Tianwu and Su Fei accepted responsibility for stabilizing the commandery and began planning its defense and the suppression of the remaining rebels.

• Dugu Fengming ordered Xuan Ling to act against someone suspected of being the culprit, then resumed cultivating with spirit stones.
• Wang Huai'an learned that Ji Xunjiang had been killed by a White Lotus Sect assassin and shut himself inside the governor's residence, avoiding his duties and the public.
• Wang Huai'an sent his adviser Zhang Qian to Du Tianwu and Su Fei, offering them full control of Upper Valley Commandery's defenses and access to the governor's provisions and funds.
• Du Tianwu condemned Wang Huai'an for abandoning his duties, while Su Fei instructed Zhang Qian to have the governor's residence supply provisions and reassure the people.
• Du Tianwu agreed to take charge of the defenses and turned to the sand table to plan for Upper Valley Commandery.

Du Tianwu and Su Fei secured Upper Valley Commandery City against White Lotus Sect infiltrators and prepared its defenses, but nearly a month later Dugu Fengming returned with a 300,000-strong rebel army. Dugu Fengming hovered over the east gate and began addressing the city and its defenders.

• Du Tianwu ordered troops to take over the city gates, patrol the streets and surrounding roads, and enforce strict discipline among soldiers.
• Su Fei reported that the Imperial Guard had deployed teams to hunt White Lotus Sect cells and protect the commandery governor's residence and the provisions storehouse.
• Du Tianwu and Su Fei coordinated the city's defenses and agreed to remain vigilant against White Lotus Sect assassins and its celestial person realm rebel.
• The Great Xuan Army's patrols reassured the civilians, and Wang Huai'an sent Zhang Qian with gifts to the army encampment.
• Nearly a month later, Dugu Fengming led almost 300,000 White Lotus Sect rebels to Upper Valley Commandery City.
• Dugu Fengming hovered above the east gate, released the pressure of his celestial person realm ninth level, and began addressing the people and Great Xuan Army on the walls.

Dugu Fengming led 300,000 White Lotus Sect rebels to Upper Valley Commandery and demanded the city surrender and hand over Su Fei. Su Fei and Du Tianwu went to face him together, leaving the soldiers steadier but the battle still ahead.

• Dugu Fengming announced his identity and threatened to destroy Upper Valley Commandery unless it surrendered and handed over the martial artist who killed Xuan Ling.
• Dugu Fengming unleashed his ninth-level Celestial Person Realm aura, overwhelming the soldiers on the eastern gate tower.
• Officers rushed to Du Tianwu and Su Fei and reported that 300,000 White Lotus Sect rebels and Dugu Fengming had arrived outside the city.
• Su Fei decided to confront Dugu Fengming, and Du Tianwu insisted on accompanying him despite warning that the enemy was extremely dangerous.
• Su Fei and Du Tianwu headed for the eastern gate, and Du Tianwu reassured the panicked soldiers that they would hold the city.

Su Fei revealed his Celestial Person Realm Ninth Level cultivation and confronted Dugu Fengming in the sky above the city. After admitting he had killed Xuan Ling and threatening to destroy the White Lotus Sect, he faced Dugu Fengming’s surging killing intent.

• Su Fei and Du Tianwu climbed the eastern gate tower as the soldiers struggled under Dugu Fengming’s pressure.
• Su Fei released his Celestial Person Realm Ninth Level aura, clashing with Dugu Fengming’s and restoring the Great Xuan soldiers’ courage.
• Su Fei rose into the sky, identified himself as Great Xuan’s Imperial Guard commander, and admitted he had killed Xuan Ling.
• Dugu Fengming angrily accused Su Fei of challenging him and the White Lotus Sect, then unleashed a wave of killing intent.
• Su Fei said he had killed other White Lotus Sect Celestial Persons and vowed to eradicate the sect if it continued its atrocities.
• Dugu Fengming’s aura surged to its peak and pressed toward Su Fei as the two remained facing each other in midair.

Su Fei confronted Dugu Fengming, the White Lotus Sect young sect master, above Upper Valley Commandery as both prepared to fight. Du Tianwu steadied the defenders while Dugu Fengming launched the first attack with his Cold Snow Saber.

• Dugu Fengming recognized Su Fei as the killer of the White Lotus Sect’s Celestial Persons and vowed to torture him and avenge Xuan Ling.
• Su Fei activated his Indestructible Golden Body and calmly withstood Dugu Fengming’s pressure.
• Du Tianwu ordered the Great Xuan defenders to hold Upper Valley Commandery and resist any rebel assault.
• The White Lotus Sect rebels watched the confrontation, while displaced recruits grew fearful and began to regret joining them.
• Su Fei challenged Dugu Fengming to fight or withdraw from the Yan Kingdom, and Dugu Fengming boasted of his strength before attacking with the Cold Snow Saber.