Chapter Summaries

Su Fei shattered Dugu Fengming’s Snow Saber Nine Heavens with a single strike, turning the battle’s momentum and restoring the defenders’ confidence. Dugu Fengming vowed to use his strongest move against Su Fei and fight to the death.

• Dugu Fengming unleashed Snow Saber Nine Heavens, sending nine enormous ice dragons at Su Fei.
• Su Fei countered with Red Apricot Blossoms in Snow, destroying all nine dragons with one strike.
• Dugu Fengming reacted with disbelief as Su Fei mocked his abilities.
• Du Tianwu and the Great Xuan defenders cheered, while the White Lotus Sect rebels grew frightened and began to lose confidence.
• Dugu Fengming renewed his killing intent and prepared to use his strongest move against Su Fei.

Dugu Fengming unleashed his strongest technique, World of Ice and Snow, engulfing Upper Valley Commandery’s eastern gate and freezing both armies. Su Fei answered with Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms, sending his saber qi against the storm.

• Dugu Fengming resolved to kill Su Fei and raised the Cold Snow Saber his master had given him.
• Dugu Fengming unleashed World of Ice and Snow, freezing the eastern gate and bringing suffering to soldiers and rebels alike.
• Du Tianwu sensed the technique’s power and worried for Su Fei.
• Su Fei remained calm, strengthened his Indestructible Golden Body, and prepared the fourth strike of the Six Proud Frost Arts.
• Su Fei swung Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms, sending blue saber qi toward Dugu Fengming’s storm of ice and snow.

Su Fei broke Dugu Fengming’s World of Ice and Snow and gravely wounded him, turning the battle in Upper Valley Commandery into a rout for the White Lotus Sect rebels. Dugu Fengming threatened retaliation from his master and the White Lotus Sect Headquarters as Su Fei raised his saber against him.

• Su Fei found the weakness in Dugu Fengming’s World of Ice and Snow and pierced his defenses with a saber strike.
• Dugu Fengming was gravely wounded, and the wind and snow dissipated as the battlefield’s cold receded.
• Du Tianwu and the Great Xuan Army cheered Su Fei, while the White Lotus Sect rebels panicked, fled, or begged for mercy.
• Su Fei taunted Dugu Fengming and demanded to know what he had left to say.
• Dugu Fengming refused to accept defeat and threatened Su Fei with retaliation from his master and the White Lotus Sect Headquarters.
• Su Fei raised the Spring Embroidered Saber and pointed it at Dugu Fengming.

After Su Fei defeated Dugu Fengming, he spared the wounded commander to interrogate him about the White Lotus Sect Headquarters and the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty. Du Tianwu led the Great Xuan Army in surrounding and crushing the rebels, while Su Fei kept Dugu Fengming bound and watched over the battle.

• Su Fei stopped before killing Dugu Fengming and agreed with Du Tianwu that the commander might reveal secrets about the White Lotus Sect and the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty.
• Su Fei warned Dugu Fengming that he would be tortured if he lied, while the Great Xuan Army cheered and the White Lotus Sect rebels broke into a rout.
• Du Tianwu ordered the Great Xuan Army to leave Upper Valley Commandery City, surround the rebels, spare those who surrendered, and kill those who resisted.
• The Great Xuan Army poured out of the city and slaughtered the resisting White Lotus Sect followers while binding refugees who surrendered and pursuing fleeing rebels.
• Du Tianwu fought and directed the troops, while Su Fei killed escaping rebel leaders and stopped ambushes from the air.
• Bound by Su Fei, Dugu Fengming watched helplessly as the White Lotus Sect army he had led was surrounded and wiped out.

Su Fei and the Great Xuan Army crushed the White Lotus Sect rebellion in Upper Valley Commandery, capturing Dugu Fengming and most of the rebels. After ordering interrogations and tighter security, Su Fei carried Dugu Fengming away to question him himself.

• Du Tianwu reported that the Great Xuan Army had captured over two hundred thousand rebels, killed more than twenty thousand, and failed to catch about fifty thousand who escaped.
• Su Fei ordered the prisoners guarded and the core followers interrogated for information about the White Lotus Sect and the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty, while displaced civilians were to be judged according to their crimes.
• The people of Upper Valley Commandery celebrated the army's victory and the end of the immediate threat.
• Su Fei told Du Tianwu to interrogate the core followers, strengthen security, and leave Dugu Fengming to him.
• Su Fei carried the restrained Dugu Fengming through the army camp at night, avoiding the patrols.

Su Fei took the wounded Dugu Fengming to an isolated tent and offered to return the Cold Snow Saber in exchange for information about the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty and White Lotus Sect. Dugu Fengming accepted his defeat and praised Su Fei, then appeared ready to make a decision as Su Fei waited for him to speak.

• Su Fei brought Dugu Fengming into a storage tent and threw him onto the ground.
• Dugu Fengming asked Su Fei to return the Cold Snow Saber, which his master had given him.
• Su Fei planted the saber within Dugu Fengming's reach and demanded that he reveal everything about the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty and White Lotus Sect.
• Dugu Fengming was astonished that Su Fei did not covet the divine weapon and admitted that he had been utterly defeated.
• Dugu Fengming praised Su Fei's talent and character, then seemed to make up his mind while Su Fei waited for him to speak.

Dugu Fengming explained the immense scale and power of the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty to Su Fei, revealing how small the Southwestern Lesser Continent was by comparison. Meanwhile, the reclusive commandery governor Wang Huai'an heard that the fighting outside Upper Valley Commandery City had ended.

• Dugu Fengming told Su Fei that the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty was vastly larger and richer in vital energy than the Southwestern Lesser Continent, where spirit stones were unknown.
• Dugu Fengming described the Origin Emperor, the Ten Divisions of Profound Origin, the five kinds of beings, and the White Lotus Sect leader's Dharma Manifestation Realm cultivation.
• Su Fei realized that the Celestial Person Realm was only an intermediate level in the wider world, far below the Nirvana and Dharma Manifestation realms.
• Wang Huai'an remained hidden in his residence while the battle outside Upper Valley Commandery City raged, refusing to take responsibility for protecting the people.
• A servant reported that the fighting outside Upper Valley Commandery City was over, and Wang Huai'an's indifference abruptly vanished.

After learning that Marquis Su and General Du had crushed the White Lotus Sect rebellion, Wang Huai'an decided to seek their favor and protection. He left the governor’s residence at night with gifts, eager to meet them at the military camp.

• A servant told Wang Huai'an that the Great Xuan Army had routed the three hundred thousand White Lotus Sect rebels and captured Dugu Fengming.
• Wang Huai'an learned that Marquis Su had defeated the ninth-level celestial person realm Dugu Fengming with one saber strike and rejoiced that he had stayed neutral.
• Wang Huai'an ordered his servant to prepare his official robes so he could visit General Du and Marquis Su.
• Wang Huai'an planned how to win Marquis Su’s favor and secure his own future as governor.
• Wang Huai'an left the governor’s residence with two servants carrying gifts for General Du and Marquis Su.

Wang Huai'an visited the Great Xuan Army camp to pay respects to Du Tianwu and seek an audience with Marquis Su, offering gifts and pledging support. Du Tianwu accepted the gifts but said Marquis Su was interrogating Dugu Fengming and sent Wang Huai'an back to attend to the city.

• Wang Huai'an arrived at the Great Xuan Army camp and gave silver to a sentry to announce his visit.
• A deputy general escorted Wang Huai'an to Du Tianwu's command tent.
• Wang Huai'an presented Du Tianwu with lavish gifts and promised to provide provisions and fodder for the army.
• Wang Huai'an asked to meet Marquis Su, but Du Tianwu said Marquis Su was interrogating Dugu Fengming and could not be disturbed.
• Du Tianwu told Wang Huai'an to return to the city and focus on government affairs, and Wang Huai'an prepared to leave.

Wang Huai'an failed to meet Marquis Su overnight, then returned to the Great Xuan Army camp at dawn with more lavish gifts to request an audience. Inside the camp, Su Fei assigned Du Tianwu to destroy the remaining White Lotus Sect forces so Great Xuan could claim three commanderies from the Yan Kingdom.

• Wang Huai'an left Du Tianwu's tent disappointed after learning that Marquis Su was occupied interrogating a prisoner.
• Wang Huai'an spent the night planning how to win Marquis Su's favor, then set out at dawn with four servants carrying lavish gifts.
• Wang Huai'an paid a soldier to announce his request for an audience and waited outside the camp.
• Su Fei discussed the White Lotus Sect with Du Tianwu while examining Dugu Fengming's storage ring and its spirit stones.
• Du Tianwu volunteered to lead the army in hunting down the remaining White Lotus Sect forces, and Su Fei approved the plan to secure the three commanderies for Great Xuan.

Su Fei discussed the campaign against the White Lotus Sect rebels with Du Tianwu, then received Wang Huai'an, the governor of Upper Valley Commandery, who sought his favor with lavish gifts and extravagant praise. Su Fei accepted the gifts as Wang promised to cooperate and manage the commandery.

• Su Fei and Du Tianwu discussed hunting down the rebels and pacifying Upper Valley Commandery.
• A soldier announced that Wang Huai'an had been waiting outside to report important matters, and Su Fei agreed to receive him.
• Wang Huai'an bowed to Su Fei, praised his victory over the rebels, and presented him with lavish gifts as an apology and gesture of loyalty.
• Su Fei accepted Wang Huai'an's gifts, relieving the governor's anxiety.
• Wang Huai'an continued praising Su Fei and pledged to manage Upper Valley Commandery, gather provisions, and follow Su Fei and Du Tianwu's instructions.

Su Fei kept Wang Huai'an in charge of Upper Valley Commandery while Du Tianwu led the main Great Xuan Army force to pursue the White Lotus Sect's remnants. With Dugu Fengming imprisoned and refusing to reveal the sect's secrets, the rebels scattered across Yan Kingdom as the campaign continued.

• Wang Huai'an praised Su Fei, offered his continued service, and left after Su Fei accepted his gifts.
• Su Fei ordered a portion of Wang Huai'an's gifts distributed among the soldiers and told Du Tianwu to prioritize crushing the White Lotus Sect's remaining forces and reclaiming three commanderies.
• Du Tianwu led eighty thousand Great Xuan Army soldiers out of Upper Valley Commandery, leaving twenty thousand to guard the city.
• Su Fei leniently punished soldiers who caused trouble after missing the campaign and continued overseeing Wang Huai'an's administration and interrogating the imprisoned Dugu Fengming.
• Du Tianwu's forces encircled and pursued the scattered White Lotus Sect rebels across Yan Kingdom's mountains and villages.

Du Tianwu returned to Upper Valley Commandery City after the Great Xuan Army wiped out the remaining White Lotus Sect forces in the Yan Kingdom and captured tens of thousands of prisoners. He ordered the captives secured before any welcoming banquet, and Wang Huai'an mobilized commandery soldiers to help escort them to prison.

• Du Tianwu led the Great Xuan Army through the Yan Kingdom, destroying White Lotus Sect strongholds and capturing tens of thousands of core devotees and surrendered rebels.
• Du Tianwu brought eighty thousand soldiers and the prisoners back to Upper Valley Commandery City.
• Wang Huai'an and the commandery officials, local gentry, and renowned figures welcomed Du Tianwu outside the city gates.
• Du Tianwu postponed the banquet and ordered the core devotees and surrendered rebels imprisoned separately according to Su Fei's instructions.
• Wang Huai'an ordered commandery soldiers to assist in escorting the prisoners to the Heavenly Prison under strict guard.

After Du Tianwu returned victorious and reported the White Lotus Sect’s destruction to Su Fei, they planned to travel to the Yan Kingdom’s capital and demand the three promised commanderies. They left the Great Xuan Army stationed in Upper Valley Commandery and began arranging a small escort for the journey.

• Du Tianwu escorted the White Lotus Sect prisoners into Upper Valley Commandery and asked Wang Huai'an to report his victory to Marquis Su.
• Su Fei received Du Tianwu’s report that the rebels had been eliminated, thousands of sect members captured, and more than forty thousand surrendered civilians confined.
• Su Fei and Du Tianwu agreed to visit the Yan Kingdom’s capital in person to demand the three commanderies promised by Emperor Yan.
• Su Fei ordered the one hundred thousand Great Xuan Army soldiers to remain in Upper Valley Commandery under a deputy general while he and Du Tianwu traveled with a few dozen elite cavalrymen.
• Du Tianwu left for the military camp to appoint the deputy general, select the escort, and prepare supplies for the trip.

Su Fei and Du Tianwu traveled from Upper Valley Commandery to Yan Capital City so Su Fei could claim three commanderies for Great Xuan. At the capital’s gates, Zheng Donglin welcomed them on behalf of the Yan Kingdom’s court.

• Du Tianwu escorted Su Fei out of Upper Valley Commandery City with dozens of elite cavalrymen.
• During the journey, Du Tianwu guarded the party while Su Fei meditated and resolved to secure the three commanderies.
• Su Fei’s party reached Yan Capital City and drew the attention of its residents.
• Zheng Donglin, a fourth-rank official of the Yan Kingdom’s Ministry of Rites, greeted Su Fei and Du Tianwu by order of the court.

Su Fei questioned Zheng Donglin about when Yan Kingdom would cede the three commanderies promised to Great Xuan, then let the frightened official escort him and Du Tianwu to the State Guesthouse. The party settled into their prepared quarters in Yan Capital City, where Zheng Donglin waited anxiously to hear whether Su Fei was satisfied.

• Su Fei asked Zheng Donglin when Yan Kingdom would deliver the three commanderies promised to Great Xuan, and Zheng Donglin pleaded that he had no authority over the matter.
• Su Fei told Zheng Donglin to lead them to the State Guesthouse, and Du Tianwu directed several dozen elite riders to accompany them.
• Zheng Donglin led Su Fei, Du Tianwu, and the soldiers through Yan Capital City to the State Guesthouse, which had been cleared for their party.
• Zheng Donglin showed Su Fei to the Tranquil Heart Garden and described the prepared quarters for Su Fei, Du Tianwu, and the soldiers.
• Su Fei inspected his furnished quarters while Zheng Donglin anxiously asked whether they met his approval.

Su Fei demanded an audience with Emperor Yan the next day to discuss the three commanderies promised to Great Xuan. Zheng Donglin secured the audience, and Su Fei prepared to go to the palace with Du Tianwu and his guards.

• Zheng Donglin arranged quarters and provisions for Su Fei, Du Tianwu, and the cavalrymen at the state guesthouse.
• Su Fei ordered Zheng Donglin to deliver his demand for an audience with Emperor Yan the next day, insisting he would go to the palace himself if necessary.
• Du Tianwu reported that the guesthouse was guarded, and Su Fei said he would reclaim the three commanderies if Emperor Yan broke his promise.
• The next morning, Du Tianwu assembled guards to accompany Su Fei to the palace.
• Zheng Donglin reported that Emperor Yan had agreed to receive Su Fei and Du Tianwu that morning, and that a carriage was waiting.

Su Fei and Du Tianwu arrived at the Yan Kingdom’s court to claim the three commanderies promised to Great Xuan. Emperor Yan proposed making Su Fei Prince Regent and granting him the commanderies as a hereditary fief, leaving Su Fei’s response unresolved.

• Zheng Donglin escorted Su Fei and Du Tianwu into the Yan Kingdom’s palace and Hall of Supreme Harmony.
• Emperor Yan welcomed Su Fei and Du Tianwu with chairs, praising Su Fei’s strength and his role in defeating the White Lotus Sect rebels.
• Su Fei reminded Emperor Yan that the Yan Kingdom had promised to cede three commanderies to Great Xuan and asked to settle the matter promptly.
• Emperor Yan proposed appointing Su Fei Prince Regent and granting him the three commanderies as his hereditary fief instead of handing them to Great Xuan.
• Du Tianwu grew tense at Emperor Yan’s proposal and looked toward Su Fei, whose response had not yet been given.

Su Fei rejected Emperor Yan’s offer to make him prince regent and grant him the three commanderies as a fief, insisting they be ceded to Great Xuan as agreed. His refusal stunned Emperor Yan, Du Tianwu, and the Yan court.

• Emperor Yan offered Su Fei the title of prince regent and a hereditary fief of three commanderies to keep the territory under Yan’s control.
• Su Fei checked his system mission and realized that accepting the fief would prevent him from obtaining the commanderies for Great Xuan and completing the mission.
• Su Fei firmly refused the title and fief, asking Emperor Yan to give the three commanderies to Great Xuan as previously agreed.
• Emperor Yan was shocked and asked Su Fei to confirm that he was refusing the offer.
• Du Tianwu felt relieved and admired Su Fei, while the Yan officials murmured in disbelief at his refusal.

Su Fei refused Emperor Yan’s offer of a title and fief, insisting that Yan cede three commanderies to Great Xuan as promised. Emperor Yan issued the decree, completing Su Fei’s mission, and Su Fei and Du Tianwu left the palace for the state guesthouse.

• Su Fei firmly rejected Emperor Yan’s offer of the prince regent title and three commanderies as his personal fief.
• Emperor Yan concealed his anger, praised Su Fei’s loyalty, and decreed that Black Mountain Commandery, Jade Sun Commandery, and Clear River Commandery be ceded to Great Xuan.
• Du Tianwu and the Yan court accepted the decree, and Su Fei received a system notification that his mission was complete and a reward of one hundred and eighty years of cultivation was available.
• Su Fei thanked Emperor Yan, who told him the edict would be delivered to Great Xuan after it was drafted.
• Su Fei and Du Tianwu left the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the state guesthouse, and Su Fei spoke to Du Tianwu as they walked through the palace.