Recaps

The Seventh Young Master revealed that he had founded Extraterrestrial Mountain Villa and explained why he had sheltered Lin Bai, Fu Qingshuang, and the others. He had chosen Lin Duo as Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s backup candidate in the struggle for the throne, and the story ended with him explaining that Lin Duo’s victory could make him the family’s next clan head.

• Uncle Li escorted Lin Bai, Fu Qingshuang, and the others to a banquet, where they met the villa’s master, Qian Duoduo, also known as the Seventh Young Master, and his daughter Su Xianmei.
• The Seventh Young Master welcomed the Peach Mountain Eighteen Immortals and apologized to Lin Bai’s group for luring them to the villa and keeping them confined.
• Fu Qingshuang asked why the Seventh Young Master had risked Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s standing to protect them, and he said the Sacred Nation could not threaten the pavilion.
• The Seventh Young Master explained that Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s heirs each backed rival contenders for the throne to protect the family’s interests whichever contender won.
• The Seventh Young Master revealed that he had chosen Lin Duo as a backup candidate and could become Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s clan head if Lin Duo became emperor.

The Seventh Young Master explained why the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion supported rival factions in the Central Sacred Nation and revealed that he had chosen Lin Duo as his candidate for clan head. He offered to secretly help Lin Bai and his companions rescue Lin Duo from the Black Prison, leaving Lin Bai to decide whether to proceed.

• The Seventh Young Master said he had chosen Lin Duo to become emperor, explaining that the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s control of the Central Sacred Nation’s economy made it too costly to overthrow the Sacred Nation outright.
• The Seventh Young Master revealed that the Ancient Immortal Sect and the Central Sacred Nation’s surviving imperial elders made open intervention too dangerous.
• The Seventh Young Master said he had gathered everyone to offer help rescuing Lin Duo from the Black Prison, and Fu Qingshuang told Lin Bai the decision was his.
• Lin Bai asked why the Seventh Young Master had not rescued Lin Duo earlier, and the Seventh Young Master explained that he could only support Lin Bai’s effort from behind the scenes to avoid openly opposing the Central Sacred Nation.

The Seventh Young Master pledged to help Lin Bai rescue Lin Duo and revealed that he had discovered the Black Prison’s entrance. He explained how Su Xianmei and a dying prisoner had helped him uncover information, leaving Lin Bai with a path toward finding his parents.

• Lin Bai declared that he would save Lin Duo, and the Seventh Young Master promised to support him.
• The Seventh Young Master told Lin Bai that he had found the Black Prison’s entrance by sending people to infiltrate it.
• The Seventh Young Master revealed that he had kept Su Xianmei close to pass information to Su Yanhua and protect the Peach Mountain Eighteen Immortals.
• The Seventh Young Master explained that he had watched Lin Bai’s martial contest to judge whether Lin Bai could challenge the Central Sacred Nation.
• The Seventh Young Master recounted how he rescued a tortured family ancestor, who revealed the Black Prison’s location before dying.

The Seventh Young Master revealed that he had engineered the Ling Family's destruction to learn the Black Prison's location and explained that the prison lay beneath the Divine Capital. He warned Lin Bai that reaching it meant breaching the imperial palace, facing the Heaven Guardians, and confronting formidable forces inside the prison.

• Su Xianmei recalled how the Seventh Young Master sent her to Cangbei County to spread a rumor about a divine medicine in the Ling Family's treasury, leading to the family's destruction and its master's imprisonment.
• The Seventh Young Master explained that he used the Ling Family master to discover the Black Prison's location and revealed that its entrance was beneath the Emperor's Throne in the Hall of All Living Beings.
• The Seventh Young Master described the thirteen guarded palace gates, the Dragon Martial Army, and the Heaven Guardians protecting the imperial city and Hall of All Living Beings.
• The Seventh Young Master said entering the Black Prison required the Sacred Imperial Jade Seal and warned that a ruthless army guarded the prison, while its Lord might possess Dao Realm power.

After the banquet, Lin Bai comforted Su Xianmei over realizing the Seventh Young Master had used her and reaffirmed his determination to rescue Lin Duo from the Black Prison. He left Su Xianmei with renewed resolve as the dangerous mission approached.

• The Seventh Young Master warned that the Black Prison was heavily guarded, reinforcements could arrive, and their group lacked enough people to rescue Lin Duo safely.
• Fu Qingshuang ended the tense discussion, and the guests finished the banquet before returning to their courtyards.
• Unable to sleep, Lin Bai found Su Xianmei drinking alone and upset about having been used by the Seventh Young Master.
• Lin Bai told Su Xianmei that everyone had their own strengths and encouraged her to find her purpose, then said he would fight to break into the Black Prison and rescue Lin Duo.
• Lin Bai left with a jug of wine, and Su Xianmei regained her fighting spirit.

Lin Bai met with his parents’ sworn brothers, who recalled their glorious and painful past while welcoming him as family. He asked them to help him rescue his parents, and they agreed to plan their next move carefully.

• Lin Bai brought wine to Fu Qingshuang, Xun Zhizang, Su Yanhua, Feng Lingzi, Bai Mu, and Monk Jiufeng, thanked them for protecting him and his parents, and bowed to them as his uncles.
• Fu Qingshuang accepted Lin Bai’s bow on behalf of the group and helped him to his feet.
• Monk Jiufeng recalled the group’s exploits in the Divine Capital and mourned the betrayal of Li Jianyue, while Su Yanhua explained why Jiufeng had become a monk and left for the Western Continent.
• Xun Zhizang lightened the mood by recounting Monk Jiufeng’s legendary drinking, and Lin Bai promised to drink with him after rescuing his parents.
• Lin Bai asked his uncles to assist him as he continued forward, and they agreed to prepare carefully for their next move.

Lin Bai reunited with his friends at Extraterrestrial Mountain Villa and heard Yin Jiuling describe the suffering that nine reincarnations had caused him. Yin Jiuling said Lin Bai had helped him recover some lost qualities, but he still needed to regain his humanity.

• Lin Bai left Fu Qingshuang and the others as they teased Su Yanhua and began drinking together.
• Lin Bai joined Feng Wenjun, Shi Jiamu, Yin Jiuling, and his other friends for a late-night gathering.
• Feng Wenjun and Shi Jiamu promised to support Lin Bai in the dangerous actions ahead.
• Lin Bai spoke with Yin Jiuling, who recounted his nine reincarnations and the numbness they had left him with.
• Yin Jiuling told Lin Bai that he had regained some lost qualities through their friendship but still needed to recover his humanity.

Lin Bai spoke with his companions about his coming journey to the Black Prison and his plan to try to bring Wen Jia back from Mo Wenshen’s influence. He then sat with A Ning, who began explaining her connection to Lin Duo’s sword.

• Yin Jiuling said he would accompany Lin Bai to the Black Prison and described his ambition to recover everything lost through reincarnation.
• Lin Bai told Fang Yiyun and the others that he intended to return to Divine Capital and try to persuade Wen Jia to turn back, while his companions prepared to join the Black Prison expedition.
• The Heavenly Crippled Four Brothers thanked Lin Bai for his past help and offered to accompany him to the Black Prison.
• A Ning showed Lin Bai the iron sword, and he recognized it as his father’s weapon.
• A Ning told Lin Bai that her master was Red Flower Sky, one of the Peach Mountain Eighteen Immortals.

A Ning told Lin Bai that her father was Red Flower Sky and explained how she had inherited the iron sword and sought its rightful master. Lin Bai then prepared to ask Seventh Young Master for help entering Black Prison to rescue his parents, leaving their proposed transaction about to begin.

• A Ning recounted how her grandfather rescued the wounded Red Flower Sky, who later married her mother and gave A Ning the iron sword to deliver to its true master, Lin Duo.
• A Ning recalled her adventures with Lin Bai and agreed to join him in going to Black Prison when he was ready.
• Lin Bai and his companions lamented that Old Eccentric and the Half-Demon giant were missing, then ended their late-night gathering.
• Su Xianmei met Lin Bai when he returned, and he asked her to accompany him to see Seventh Young Master about Black Prison.
• Lin Bai told Seventh Young Master that he needed a complete plan and substantial manpower to enter Black Prison, rescue his parents, and escape safely.

Lin Bai negotiated with the Seventh Young Master for the resources and manpower needed to prepare his companions and enter Black Prison. The Seventh Young Master agreed to provide substantial support, then asked what Lin Bai would offer in return, and Lin Bai promised him the entire world once the deal was done.

• Lin Bai asked what help the Seventh Young Master could provide, and the Seventh Young Master revealed he could mobilize one percent of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's resources, enough to buy one-tenth of the Eastern Continent.
• Lin Bai asked the Seventh Young Master to train Fang Yiyun, Meng Li, Changsun Yun, Shu Xiang, Wu Ming, Yin Jiuling, A Ning, the Heavenly Crippled Four Brothers, Feng Wenjun, Shi Jiamu, and the others through expeditions to ancient sites and treasure lands.
• The Seventh Young Master promised the group powerful weapons, cultivation techniques, pills, and other treasures, and said he would let them choose what they needed.
• The Seventh Young Master offered Lin Bai his private force of ten thousand Apex Realm martial artists, including seventy-two at the peak of the Apex Realm, to help with entering Black Prison.
• The Seventh Young Master asked what Lin Bai would give him in return, and Lin Bai promised that the entire world would be his once the deal was done.

Lin Bai secured Seventh Young Master's support for an army against the Black Prison within half a year, then returned to Divine Capital to prepare allies and speak with Wen Jia. The chapter ended with Lin Bai ordering the Sword Alliance to rapidly train its loyal members for the coming campaign.

• Lin Bai promised Seventh Young Master the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion clan leader position in exchange for his help, and they agreed to prepare for an attack on the Black Prison within half a year.
• Seventh Young Master told Su Xianmei she could keep her position and use the pavilion's resources until Lin Duo was rescued.
• Lin Bai told Fu Qingshuang, Yin Jiuling, and the others to cultivate with the pavilion's support, then left Extraterrestrial Mountain Villa with Su Xianmei.
• Lin Bai said he would speak with several Army Marquises and Wen Jia, hoping to reveal his identity and bring Wen Jia away from Prince Rong's side.
• After reaching Divine Capital, Lin Bai summoned the Sword Alliance's Twelve Crows and ordered White Crane to distribute cultivation resources to loyal members, especially those above the Apex Realm.

Lin Bai persuaded the Sword Alliance to spend its resources preparing for an attack on the Central Sacred Nation in six months, promising its martial artists a universal amnesty if they succeeded. After White Crane began mobilizing the alliance, Lin Bai met with several marquises at the Drunken Dream Pavilion, where Marquis Yu arrived and was shocked to find them gathered.

• Lin Bai told the Twelve Crows of the Sword Alliance that he planned to attack the Central Sacred Nation in six months, and they all pledged to serve him.
• Lin Bai gave White Crane a letter for Emperor Xiao and ordered him to send the families of the participating martial artists to the Divine Martial Nation.
• Lin Bai promised that victory would bring the Sword Alliance a universal amnesty, after which he would dissolve the alliance and let its members leave freely.
• White Crane summoned Apex Realm martial artists, arranged their families’ departure, and distributed cultivation resources as Lin Bai had instructed.
• Seven days later, Marquis Yu entered the Drunken Dream Pavilion and found Lin Bai with six other marquises, including Marquis Tianwei and Marquis Blood Moon.

Lin Bai summoned seven Army Marquises whose cultivation was being drained by Dao Seeds left in them by his elder brother, then demanded they gather their armies outside the Divine Capital within half a year. He gave them three days to decide, threatening to use the Dao Seeds to strip them of their cultivation if they refused.

• Marquis Yu arrived at Rivers and Mountains Private Chamber and discovered that the other six Army Marquises also carried Dao Seeds and were under Lin Bai's control.
• Lin Bai warned the seven that he could use the Dao Seeds to kill them before their forces outside Drunken Dream Pavilion could attack.
• Lin Bai offered to remove the Dao Seeds if the seven gathered their armies near the Divine Capital within half a year.
• When Marquis Beining refused, Lin Bai activated his Dao Seed and began draining his cultivation until Marquis Beining begged him to stop.
• Lin Bai gave the seven Army Marquises three days to decide whether to obey or lose their cultivation.

The seven Army Marquises agreed to serve Lin Bai after failing to find a way to remove the Dao Seeds, and they asked him to promise to free them once his plans succeeded. Lin Bai ordered them to secretly gather their loyal legions near the divine capital within half a year, giving him forces to tie down its experts.

• Marquis Tianwei summoned the other six Army Marquises, and they debated whether Lin Bai served the Crown Prince or the Seventeenth Prince before deciding to accept his terms.
• The seven Army Marquises met Lin Bai at Drunken Dream Pavilion, and Marquis Tianwei asked him to remove their Dao Seeds and grant them freedom after his plan succeeded.
• Lin Bai agreed and ordered the marquises to bring every fully obedient legion through the Four Royal Prefectures' blockade to the divine capital within half a year.
• The seven Army Marquises promised to assemble powerful forces, exchanged Voice Transmission Tokens with Lin Bai, and departed separately.
• Lin Bai concluded that the legions could occupy the divine capital's experts and give him room to carry out his plans.

Lin Bai asked the Snare to arrange a meeting with Wen Jia, who was recovering inside Prince Rong's residence. After Su Xianmei revealed the Snare's origins and warned Lin Bai to use it cautiously, he planned to leave the Divine Capital after meeting Wen Jia, and Su Xianmei expected to go with him.

• Lin Bai learned from Su Xianmei that Wen Jia remained inside Prince Rong's residence, out of reach of Heaven's Treasure Pavilion.
• Lin Bai summoned Su Xiaotian and hired the Snare to arrange a meeting with Wen Jia, giving him a portrait and directing him to collect payment from White Crane.
• Su Xianmei told Lin Bai that Prince Fu had founded the Snare and recounted how it became the Divine Capital's leading intelligence agency.
• Su Xianmei warned Lin Bai that relying too much on the Snare could expose their plans, and Lin Bai said he would treat the meeting as a way to connect with Prince Rong's residence.
• Lin Bai said he would leave the Divine Capital and Central Sacred Nation after meeting Wen Jia, and Su Xianmei asked whether he planned to abandon her.

Lin Bai arranged to attend White Xiao’s martial gathering at Cloudwater Abode, hoping to find a chance to reach Mo Wenshen and Wen Jia. He arrived with Su Xianmei and won White Xiao’s trust, leaving his past schemes involving White Xiao concealed.

• Su Xianmei asked to accompany Lin Bai, and he agreed to leave the Central Sacred Nation with her, first for Eastern Continent and then Southern Continent.
• Su Xiaotian told Lin Bai that Wen Jia and Mo Wenshen would attend White Xiao’s gathering at Cloudwater Abode, and explained that White Xiao had invited them to watch martial contests.
• Lin Bai decided to attend as a Dragon Court disciple rather than as the Night Emperor, and White Xiao accepted his request to join the banquet.
• Two days later, Lin Bai and Su Xianmei arrived at Cloudwater Abode, where White Xiao warmly welcomed Lin Bai and praised his Dragon Platform victory.
• White Xiao led Lin Bai into Cloudwater Abode, and Lin Bai concealed that he had previously used White Xiao to eliminate officials in Badlands Prefecture.

Lin Bai attended Bai Xiao’s martial banquet at Cloudwater Abode, where the young talents gathered to compete for food. He learned the contests would decide which pavilions received the seventeen dishes, while one pavilion would go hungry.

• Bai Xiao showed Lin Bai the Eighteen Pavilions and seated him in the main pavilion overlooking the competition platform.
• Lin Bai spotted Wen Jia and Mo Wenshen in the fifth pavilion, and Wen Jia resolved to prove himself and surpass Lin Bai.
• Bai Xiao introduced Lin Bai as the Champion Marquis and praised his record, while Feng Mu asked whether Lin Bai would fight.
• Bai Xiao made clear Lin Bai had come only to watch, and the young martial artists regarded him with awe.
• A maid presented the first dish, and Bai Xiao explained that the guests would fight to seize seventeen dishes, leaving one pavilion without food.

At Bai Xiao's martial competition, Chou Lu won a dish by defeating Feng Mu, then fought Wen Jia for a jug of wine. Wen Jia crippled Chou Lu's limbs with vicious swordsmanship, leaving Lin Bai angered by the resemblance to Mo Wenshen's techniques.

• Chou Lu narrowly defeated Feng Mu after three hundred rounds and won the fish platter.
• Bai Xiao presented a jug of wine bestowed by the Sacred Emperor as the next prize.
• Chou Lu stepped forward to claim the wine, and Wen Jia challenged him.
• Wen Jia overwhelmed Chou Lu with swift sword strikes and severed the sinews in all four limbs.
• Lin Bai condemned Wen Jia's ruthless techniques, while Bai Xiao ordered healing pills for Chou Lu.

At Bai Xiao’s banquet, Wen Jia’s increasingly vicious victories culminated in him challenging Lin Bai. Lin Bai effortlessly defeated him and left Mo Wenshen convinced that Lin Bai was Lin Duo’s son.

• Wen Jia repeatedly entered the tournament and defeated opponents with brutal swordsmanship, drawing disapproval from Bai Xiao and the guests.
• When no one else would fight, Wen Jia challenged Lin Bai, and Lin Bai rose and approached the platform with overwhelming Sword Dao King pressure.
• Wen Jia thrust at Lin Bai, but Lin Bai vanished and reappeared with the Demon Sword against Wen Jia’s neck, then told him he had disappointed him.
• Lin Bai returned toward the main building and cast a cold glance at Mo Wenshen, who recognized Lin Duo’s hatred in his expression and concluded Lin Bai was Lin Duo’s son.

Lin Bai and Su Xianmei confronted Wen Jia about Mo Wenshen’s lies and revealed the truth about Wen Jia’s parents and the danger that had shaped his life. The chapter ended with Lin Bai identifying himself as the son Mo Wenshen had been searching for.

• After Lin Bai defeated Wen Jia, the competition at Cloudwater Abode ended, and Lin Bai and Su Xianmei walked to a pavilion by the lake.
• Wen Jia followed them and apologized to Lin Bai, who criticized him for using vicious sword techniques.
• Wen Jia said Mo Wenshen had told him that Lin Duo and Li Subai caused his parents’ deaths, but Su Xianmei explained that Mo Wenshen had killed Wen Cheng and Jin Lu.
• Su Xianmei and Lin Bai told Wen Jia that Lan Ling had left him in Exiled Immortal City to protect him from Mo Wenshen and the people hunting the Peach Mountain Eighteen Immortals.
• Lin Bai revealed that he was Lin Duo and Li Subai’s only son and the person Mo Wenshen most wanted to find.

Lin Bai revealed to Wen Jia that Mo Wenshen had killed Wen Jia’s parents and had raised him to use him as bait, but Wen Jia refused to leave before learning the truth for himself. When Mo Wenshen tried to stop Lin Bai from leaving the Cloudwater Abode, Lin Bai defended himself against his attack.

• Wen Jia questioned Lin Bai’s account, and Lin Bai urged him to join him in avenging his parents.
• Su Xianmei explained that Mo Wenshen had kept Wen Jia close to lure out the surviving Peach Mountain Eighteen Immortals.
• Wen Jia chose to stay in Divine Capital and investigate Mo Wenshen, then returned to his seat beside him.
• Mo Wenshen told Wen Jia he had identified Lin Bai as the son of his parents’ killer and had summoned Tan Gang and Su Linghai to capture him.
• Bai Xiao confronted Mo Wenshen and offered to escort Lin Bai out of the Cloudwater Abode.
• Mo Wenshen attacked Lin Bai from behind, and Lin Bai pushed Bai Xiao and Su Xianmei aside and blocked the strike with lightning and flying swords.

Lin Bai fought Mo Wenshen after Mo attacked him at Cloudwater Abode, then defeated him in a fierce aerial duel over Tong'an Prefecture. Lin Bai escaped before Su Linghai, Tan Gang, and Bai Ye arrived, leaving Mo Wenshen alive for a future reckoning.

• Lin Bai pushed Su Xianmei and Bai Xiao out of harm's way, then confronted Mo Wenshen as Mo tried to capture him.
• Lin Bai told Su Xianmei to meet him in Cloud City, Rong King Prefecture, and she quietly left Cloudwater Abode while he drew Mo away.
• Bai Xiao summoned his father, the Crown Prince, and other allies after Mo Wenshen pursued Lin Bai into the sky.
• Mo Wenshen revealed that he wanted to capture Lin Bai, the son of Lin Duo, and attacked with his Soul Hooking Sword Art.
• Lin Bai countered with Slaying Immortals and sent Mo Wenshen crashing into a pavilion, badly wounded.
• Lin Bai fled as Su Linghai, Tan Gang, and Bai Ye arrived.

Prince Rong gave Mo Wenshen three months to capture Lin Bai and obtain the treasure hidden by Lin Duo and Li Subai, threatening him with death if he failed. Mo Wenshen set out to find Lin Bai, but Lin Bai had already left the Divine Capital and reunited with Su Xianmei in Cloud City before they headed back to East Continent.

• Prince Rong reprimanded Mo Wenshen for the disturbance in Tong'an Prefecture and learned that Mo Wenshen believed Lin Bai was the son of Lin Duo and Li Subai.
• Prince Rong gave Mo Wenshen three months to capture Lin Bai and uncover the treasure's location, assigning Tan Gang and Su Linghai to assist him.
• Mo Wenshen left with Tan Gang and Su Linghai to search for Lin Bai at the Dragon Court, unaware that Lin Bai had already left the Divine Capital.
• Lin Bai arrived at Cloud City, where Su Xianmei had been staying, and reassured her that he was unharmed.
• Lin Bai and Su Xianmei left Cloud City together and set out for East Continent.

Mo Qing encountered Zhao Yue and Jian Ruohan in the Divine Capital, where Jian Ruohan confronted him for the Ice Jade Beast to treat the deadly poison afflicting her. After Mo Qing handed it over, Jian Ruohan forbade him from telling Lin Bai about her condition and asked whether he was doing well.

• After searching unsuccessfully for Lin Bai, Mo Qing entered the Divine Capital and confronted Zhao Yue and Hong Su, who demanded the Ice Jade Beast.
• Jian Ruohan suddenly appeared and held her sword to Mo Qing’s brow, demanding to know where the Ice Jade Beast was.
• Zhao Yue explained that the beast’s poison had left Jian Ruohan near death, though she had followed Lin Bai from the shadows and hidden her condition from him.
• Mo Qing gave Zhao Yue the Beast-Taming Pouch containing the Ice Jade Beast, and Zhao Yue welcomed the White Snake back.
• Jian Ruohan told Mo Qing not to tell Lin Bai she was in the Divine Capital or poisoned, then asked whether Lin Bai was doing well.

Lin Bai and Su Xianmei returned to the Eastern Continent to seek reinforcements from Bai Xiaoxiao, only to learn that the Divine Martial Nation had nearly unified the region. They headed for the imperial palace to meet her, with Su Xianmei carefully dressing for the visit.

• Jian Ruohan asked Mo Qing to keep her condition from Lin Bai, and Mo Qing ultimately did not tell him about her.
• Lin Bai and Su Xianmei traveled from Rong King Prefecture back to the Eastern Continent, and Lin Bai said he intended to seek help from Bai Xiaoxiao rather than Lan Ling or Li Zhengyi.
• In Lingnan Imperial City, Lin Bai and Su Xianmei heard that the Divine Martial Nation had driven the Great Wu Dynasty into Jianghai Domain and taken control of most of the Eastern Continent.
• Lin Bai decided to visit the imperial palace, but Su Xianmei insisted they rest for the night so she could prepare before meeting Bai Xiaoxiao.
• The next morning, Su Xianmei proudly showed off her appearance and set out with Lin Bai for the imperial palace.