Recaps

The drum-beating drinking game continued as Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and Lu Qingjun proved able to endure round after round. With no winner yet, the other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters kept receiving penalty drinks, and Meng Qinxian forced Yi Heze to finish a cup of Dragon Blood Wine.

• Yi Heze, Nie Shang, Li Yushan, Li Xuanqiu, Mo Nan, and Tang Beiyao became increasingly drunk as the game continued.
• Chen Yule challenged Lin Bai and Lu Qingjun to keep playing, and the three of them survived through the eighteenth round without a winner.
• Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and Lu Qingjun entered the nineteenth round, each relying on unusual reserves or cultivation to keep going.
• The other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters complained that they could not drink any more, but the rules required them to keep taking penalty wine until the game ended.
• Meng Qinxian recruited Nie Shang and Li Yushan to hold Yi Heze down while Li Yushan poured a full cup of Dragon Blood Wine into his mouth.
• Chen Yule protested, but Meng Qinxian insisted that everyone should enjoy their rare chance to indulge themselves away from their families and sects.

At a banquet, Lin Bai and the other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters indulged in Dragon Blood Wine and continued their drum-striking game. Lin Bai claimed he could keep striking the Python Dragon Drum, and the others wagered jars of wine that he could not strike it ten times in one breath.

• Yi Heze stood up and drank another bowl, then helped Meng Qinxian force Nie Shang to take his penalty drink.
• Mo Nan and Li Xuanqiu each drank a bowl of Dragon Blood Wine, while Li Xuanqiu urged Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and Lu Qingjun to finish the game soon.
• After the game reached its twenty-third round, Lu Qingjun said he could not continue and asked how many more times Lin Bai and Chen Yule could strike the drum.
• Chen Yule said he could manage five more strikes, while Lin Bai claimed he could keep striking it.
• Chen Yule wagered a jar of Dragon Blood Wine that Lin Bai could not strike the drum ten times in one breath, and Meng Qinxian recruited more people to bet.
• Mo Nan entered Li Xuanqiu into the wager despite her protests, and Tang Beiyao also agreed to bet; Chen Yule assured Lin Bai that Star Gazing Pavilion could host everyone if they drank themselves unconscious.

Lin Bai won the banquet’s drumming game by striking the Python Dragon Drum ten times, forcing the other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters to drink jars of Dragon Blood Wine. The guests continued drinking and speaking freely, while Tang Beiyao became so drunk that her companions struggled to take her away.

• Lin Bai struck the Python Dragon Drum ten times, winning the game as the guests counted each blow.
• Yi Heze, Meng Qinxian, Nie Shang, Li Xuanqiu, and the other losers drank a jar of Dragon Blood Wine each.
• Tang Beiyao collapsed after drinking, then woke and insisted that she could keep drinking when the Water Moon Sword Sect disciples tried to take her to rest.
• Chen Yule accepted responsibility for the banquet and invited everyone to keep drinking with him and Lin Bai.
• The Holy Sons and Holy Daughters drank Dragon Blood Wine together and began openly discussing things they usually kept to themselves.

At Chen Yule’s banquet, Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang discussed the feud between Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect and secretly agreed to investigate an ancestor’s death. Lin Bai also observed the strained ties among other sects and heard Mo Nan explain that cultivation arts were not good or evil; only the human heart was.

• Meng Qinxian pressed Nie Shang to drink, then argued that Overturning Heavens Sect had not poisoned Worship Heaven Sect’s ancestor and that someone was provoking their feud.
• Nie Shang admitted he also doubted Overturning Heavens Sect was responsible, and he and Meng Qinxian agreed to investigate the death in secret after returning to the Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory.
• Lin Bai recalled Nie Shang’s earlier warning about Overturning Heavens Sect’s wine and understood the source of the two sects’ conflict.
• Lu Qingjun and Li Yushan remained silent despite drinking, while Mo Nan and Li Xuanqiu spoke after getting drunk.
• Mo Nan apologized to Li Xuanqiu and said cultivation arts had no distinction between good and evil, only the human heart did; Lin Bai agreed with her.

After Chen Yule’s three-day banquet ended, Lin Bai asked him to arrange a discreet way to question the Saint Sons of the Zhao, Li, and Sun families for Prince Chen. The banquet’s guests then began returning to Star Gazing Pavilion in secret after Meng Qinxian urgently summoned Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and several others.

• The Water Moon Sword Sect elder found Tang Beiyao drunk at Star Gazing Pavilion and took her away, after which Chen Yule ended the three-day banquet.
• Lin Bai sent Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the Tianshui Sect disciples back while he stayed to speak with Chen Yule.
• Lin Bai asked Chen Yule to help him secretly force information from the Saint Sons of the Zhao, Li, and Sun families, and Chen Yule agreed on the condition that Lin Bai not kill them.
• Lin Bai and Chen Yule received urgent Voice Transmission Tokens from Meng Qinxian, who told them to conceal their auras and meet at Star Gazing Pavilion.
• Meng Qinxian, Nie Shang, Lu Qingjun, and Yi Heze entered Star Gazing Pavilion over the wall, and Lu Qingjun asked Meng Qinxian why he had summoned them back.

Meng Qinxian tried to persuade Lin Bai and the other Holy Sons to visit Bright Moon Pavilion, a famous pleasure house in Chu's Imperial Capital. As the others hesitated, Chen Yule suggested it might help Lin Bai meet the Holy Sons of the Zhao Family, Li Family, and Sun Family.

• Meng Qinxian announced that he wanted to visit Bright Moon Pavilion, and Lin Bai explained that it was a place for drinking flower wine.
• Yi Heze and Lu Qingjun refused to go because they feared their sects and family would disapprove, while Nie Shang stayed silent.
• Meng Qinxian urged them to go just to broaden their horizons, and Yi Heze, Nie Shang, and Lu Qingjun began to waver.
• Chen Yule suggested that Bright Moon Pavilion might be a good place for Lin Bai to meet the Holy Sons of the Zhao Family, Li Family, and Sun Family.

Chen Yule led Lin Bai and their companions to Bright Moon Pavilion, using a planned swordsmanship meeting as an excuse to keep their outing secret from their elders. They arrived at the pleasure district, where Meng Qinxian eagerly admired the scene.

• Chen Yule told Lin Bai that Bright Moon Pavilion might give them a chance to find leverage over Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo.
• Meng Qinxian persuaded the others to join the outing, and they messaged their sect elders with an excuse about attending a feast.
• Chen Yule told Chen Yun he was going to exchange swordsmanship pointers with Lin Bai, then left Star Gazing Pavilion.
• Chen Yule, Lin Bai, Meng Qinxian, Yi Heze, Lu Qingjun, and Nie Shang traveled by carriage to Bright Moon Pavilion.
• The group arrived at Bright Moon Pavilion, and Meng Qinxian called it paradise in the Demon Realm as he gazed at the women and lively district.

Chen Yule led Lin Bai and their companions through Bright Moon Pavilion toward its exclusive island destination, the Moon Palace. As their pleasure boat sailed down Bright Moon Sky River, they learned that the Moon Palace admitted only wealthy or influential guests.

• A woman invited Lin Bai and the others into her establishment, but Chen Yule called it vulgar and offered to take them to the Moon Palace instead.
• Chen Yule explained that the Moon Palace stood on an island and that they would need to take a pleasure boat because using his family’s boat would alert the elders.
• Lin Bai and the others boarded an ordinary pleasure boat and set sail across Bright Moon Sky River, whose origins were tied to a battle between Great Mystic Art Users over a Courtesan.
• A mature woman approached the group and offered to accompany them, but Chen Yule declined and mentioned their reserved private room at the Moon Palace.
• Chen Yule explained that the Moon Palace only received distinguished guests and required wealth or influence to enter.

Chen Yule explained the Moon Palace’s ranks and revealed that its Courtesan, Fallen Immortal, was a Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artist imprisoned there after the Star Dou Sect was destroyed a thousand years ago. Lin Bai and the others arrived at the Moon Palace, where an attendant welcomed them.

• Meng Qinxian teased Chen Yule about secretly visiting the Bright Moon Pavilion with Lin Bai and the Holy Daughter of the Tianshui Sect.
• Chen Yule described the Moon Palace’s courtesans and said Fallen Immortal was its current Courtesan and a Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artist.
• Lin Bai guessed that Fallen Immortal remained in the Moon Palace because she faced a difficulty, and Chen Yule confirmed she could not leave because of Chu’s laws.
• Chen Yule revealed that Fallen Immortal had been the Holy Daughter of the Star Dou Sect, which the Zhao Xing Office destroyed a thousand years earlier for colluding with the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
• Lin Bai and the others reached the Moon Palace, where the attendant Qiong Yi welcomed them.

Lin Bai and his companions entered the Moon Palace, where Chen Yule explained its rules and dangers before choosing the Wind and Snow Palace’s Hundred Tales Banquet. The group was led toward the banquet and learned they had to prepare a vivid story and pay five hundred immortal jades to enter.

• Qiong Yi welcomed the visitors and announced which Courtesans were receiving guests that night.
• Chen Yule explained that the Courtesans sold their art, warned the group not to cause trouble, and recounted how a Primal Chaos Dao Fruit Realm expert had killed a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm offender.
• After hearing the flower cards, Chen Yule chose Yun Ke’s Hundred Tales Banquet at the Wind and Snow Palace for the group.
• A maid told Lin Bai and the others they needed to bring a strange, thrilling story and make it sound true.
• The maid announced that entry to the Wind and Snow Palace cost five hundred immortal jades, shocking the group.

Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and their companions entered Moon Palace’s Wind and Snow Palace while keeping their identities secret. They arrived at the palace and were greeted by two beautiful maids.

• Chen Yule agreed to pay the group’s five-hundred-immortal-jade admission fees at Bright Moon Pavilion.
• A Moon Palace maid recognized Chen Yule and Lin Bai from their portraits and praised Lin Bai’s battle record in the Water Mirror Sea.
• Chen Yule asked the maid to keep their identities and visit secret, and she agreed in keeping with Moon Palace’s rules.
• The maid led Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and the others to the snow-covered Wind and Snow Palace.
• Wind Night and Snow Chill welcomed the group, and Meng Qinxian eagerly praised their beauty.

Meng Qinxian marveled at the beauty and cultivation of Wind and Snow Palace’s maids as Chen Yule explained their backgrounds. Lin Bai and the others attended Miss Yun Ke’s Hundred Tales Banquet, where Yun Ke recognized Lin Bai and Chen Yule but discreetly treated them as distinguished guests, prompting speculation among the other attendees.

• Meng Qinxian asked Chen Yule whether Wind Night and Snow Chill could share a bed with guests, and Chen Yule explained that Miss Yun Ke would arrange a maid if Meng stayed the night.
• Chen Yule paid three thousand immortal jades for six banquet tickets, and Wind Night led Lin Bai, Chen Yule, Nie Shang, Lu Qingjun, Yi Heze, and Meng Qinxian into Wind and Snow Palace.
• Snow Chill sent the woman who had led them there to meet Miss Yun Ke after the woman insisted she had something to report.
• Wind Night seated the six men at three adjoining tables in the red chamber, where Miss Yun Ke recognized Lin Bai and Chen Yule as the Tianshui Sect and Chen Family Holy Sons.
• Miss Yun Ke welcomed the guests and ordered the maids to serve them Snow Dew, surprising the other attendees and making them wonder who the men were.

Yun Ke prepared to host Chen Yule, Lin Bai, and their companions at the Wind and Snow Palace after a maid warned her of their status and concealed identities. As the guests and other martial artists gathered for the Hundred Tales Banquet, a regular named Brother Long grew resentful of the newcomers’ special wine and boasted about his story.

• Chen Yule, Lin Bai, and the others drank Snow Dew wine while Yun Ke went to change clothes and touch up her makeup.
• A maid told Yun Ke that Chen Yule and Lin Bai were saints, urged her to treat their group well, and warned her not to reveal their concealed identities.
• Yun Ke finished dressing, brought several maids, and returned to the Red Chamber to host the guests.
• Lin Bai noticed the other wealthy young martial artists in the chamber and calculated how much Yun Ke could earn from the banquet.
• Brother Long complained that Yun Ke had served Snow Dew wine to the newcomers, then claimed his story would win her favor at the Hundred Tales Banquet.

Yun Ke returned to the Red Chamber and explained the Hundred Tales Banquet, where guests shared strange stories for her judgment. Meng Qinxian bristled when another young master mocked him, and that man volunteered to tell the first story.

• Yun Ke arrived at the Red Chamber, drawing Meng Qinxian's attention, and Chen Yule explained that she would only favor a man who won her affection willingly.
• Lu Qingjun advised Meng Qinxian to give a woman what she liked, and Chen Yule said Yun Ke preferred unusual tales to treasures or finery.
• Meng Qinxian vowed to impress Yun Ke with a strange story and boasted about his storytelling.
• Yun Ke explained that guests who told a poor or familiar story would have to drink wine as punishment.
• A young master mocked Meng Qinxian, who learned from Chen Yule that he did not recognize the man and dismissed the need to respect him.
• The mocking young master volunteered to tell the first story.

Wu Long told the guests at Bright Moon Pavilion that the feud between the Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect began when the Overturning Heavens Sect poisoned a Worship Heaven Sect Ancestor. His story drew the attention of Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, who grew furious as he continued.

• Miss Yun Ke hinted that Wu Long belonged to the Wu Family and that his sister was expected to marry Li Mo.
• Chen Yule admitted he had never heard of Wu Long's family, and Meng Qinxian dismissed it as insignificant.
• Wu Long announced that he would tell a story about the feud between the Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect.
• Wu Long claimed the sects had once been friendly but became enemies after the Overturning Heavens Sect poisoned a visiting Worship Heaven Sect Ancestor at a banquet.
• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang became furious as Wu Long continued his account.

At the Wind and Snow Palace, Wu Long repeated a rumor that the Overturning Heavens Sect had poisoned the Worship Heaven Sect’s old ancestor over an affair, provoking Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang. The confrontation escalated after they defended their families and the dead ancestor, and Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze explained why the insult was personal to both men.

• Wu Long claimed the Overturning Heavens Sect had poisoned the Worship Heaven Sect’s old ancestor, and Yun Ke noticed Lin Bai, Chen Yule, Meng Qinxian, and Nie Shang reacting with anger.
• Yun Ke tried to stop Wu Long from discussing the feud, but Meng Qinxian and Chen Yule asked him to continue.
• Wu Long alleged that the old ancestor had carried on an affair with the Overturning Heavens Sect’s Sect Master’s wife and had been poisoned after the Sect Master discovered them.
• Meng Qinxian smashed a table and challenged Wu Long’s claim, while Nie Shang demanded proof and defended his master’s reputation.
• Meng Qinxian condemned Wu Long for slandering his parents, and Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze noted that Wu Long had insulted Meng Qinxian’s family and Nie Shang’s master.

At the Moon Palace, Wu Long’s insults provoked Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, whose parents and master he had slandered. Wu Long invoked Li Mo’s name, and Meng demanded that he bring Li Mo to face them as the conflict continued to escalate.

• Lin Bai and Chen Yule realized that Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang had personal reasons to confront Wu Long and agreed the situation could not easily be controlled.
• Wu Long defended his claims by saying he had learned them from Li Mo, the Li Family’s Holy Son.
• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang demanded that Wu Long bring Li Mo to them, while Wu Long refused and mocked their demand.
• Yun Ke asked Lin Bai and Chen Yule to mediate, but they told her not to interfere and assured her Chen Yule would handle any trouble.
• Yun Ke secretly crushed a jade pendant to send a message, and Meng Qinxian gave Wu Long one final chance to summon Li Mo.

Meng Qinxian beat Wu Long in the Wind and Snow Palace and forced him to summon Li Mo. Chen Yule revealed that he had allowed the confrontation to draw Li Mo to Lin Bai, leaving them waiting for the Li Family Holy Son.

• Meng Qinxian kicked Wu Long and demanded that he call Li Mo, while Miss Yun Ke asked Lin Bai and Chen Yule to intervene.
• Wu Long invoked his family's ties to the Li Family, but Meng Qinxian pinned him down and repeatedly slammed his head into the floor until he agreed to contact Li Mo.
• Wu Long reached Li Mo by Voice Transmission Token, claimed that someone had insulted the Li Family, and heard Li Mo promise to come at once.
• Meng Qinxian broke Wu Long's ribs, and Chen Yule assured Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang that his Chen Family could destroy the Wu Family if necessary.
• Chen Yule told Lin Bai that he had let the fight draw Li Mo to the Wind and Snow Palace so Lin Bai could meet him.

Li Mo arrived at Wind and Snow Palace and confronted Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang after they beat Wu Long. When Li Mo admitted he had spread an unsubstantiated rumor insulting Nie Shang’s sect, the two men challenged him.

• Meng Qinxian told Chen Yule he would take responsibility for the disturbance, while Chen Yule and Lin Bai offered to back him and Nie Shang.
• Li Mo entered the Red Tower with Wu Long and others, then threatened Yun Ke for allowing Wu Long to be injured.
• Meng Qinxian admitted he had beaten Wu Long, and Li Mo ordered him and Nie Shang to sever an arm and apologize.
• Nie Shang questioned Li Mo about the rumor that the Worship Heaven Sect’s ancestor had been poisoned over an affair.
• Li Mo admitted he had spread the rumor based on his own guess, prompting Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang to condemn him.

Lin Bai and his companions watched Li Mo clash with Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, while several Sons from other territories backed Li Mo. The fight was interrupted when Kong Qiwen and Ling Huojun intervened, and Lu Qingjun warned them to stay out of it.

• Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze identified five of the six Sons accompanying Li Mo as figures from the Nine Sects of Qi Tian and the Eight Gates of Myriad Saints.
• Lin Bai decided he would help Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang if Li Mo’s dispute turned into a fight.
• Meng Qinxian and Li Mo exchanged punches, and Meng sent Li Mo staggering backward despite both having reached the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.
• Kong Qiwen and Ling Huojun blocked Meng Qinxian and declared they would intervene on Li Mo’s behalf, prompting Nie Shang to stand beside Meng.
• Lu Qingjun warned Kong Qiwen and Ling Huojun not to meddle, and they recognized him among the martial artists seated behind the crowd.

At Chen Yule’s banquet, Lin Bai noticed that several Holy Sons were defending Li Mo and suppressing anyone who might interfere. Their apparent closeness to Li Mo seemed unusually deep, and Lin Bai left the matter under suspicion.

• Lu Qingjun warned Kong Qiwen, Ling Huojun, and Tang Jing not to meddle, but they mocked him for visiting a place of romance until he angrily told them to do as they pleased.
• Mei Lin and Dugu Ming exposed Yi Heze’s presence and mocked him and the Pacifying Heaven Sword Sect’s rules, provoking his anger.
• Lin Bai asked Chen Yule whether Kong Qiwen, Ling Huojun, Tang Jing, Dugu Ming, and Mei Lin were deliberately backing Li Mo.
• Lin Bai wondered how the Holy Sons had become so close to Li Mo so quickly and secretly took note of their apparent alliances.

Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang confronted Li Mo over rumors about their sects, while Wu Kang, the Southern Region Yin-Yang Sect’s Saint, challenged Lin Bai and Chen Yule. The confrontation ended with Meng Qinxian demanding that Li Mo kneel and apologize, threatening to break every bone in his body if he refused.

• Meng Qinxian demanded to know why Li Mo had spread rumors about the Ancestor of the Worship Heaven Sect and the wife of the Overturning Heavens Sect’s Sect Master.
• Li Mo tried to draw Lin Bai and Chen Yule into the dispute, but they refused to take his side.
• Wu Kang introduced himself as the Saint of the Southern Region’s Yin-Yang Sect and asked Lin Bai and Chen Yule which of them was the stronger sword cultivator.
• Lin Bai mocked the Yin-Yang Sect’s standing and warned Wu Kang that the Chu Emperor would not tolerate malicious guests.
• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang told Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and the others not to interfere, then demanded that Li Mo kneel and apologize.
• Li Mo refused, and Meng Qinxian threatened to break every bone in his body.

Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang fought Li Mo and his allies in the Wind and Snow Palace, but Dugu Ming’s sneak attack injured Meng Qinxian. Chen Yule confronted Dugu Ming and attacked him to avenge Meng Qinxian.

• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang attacked Li Mo after he refused to kneel and apologize.
• Kong Qiwen joined the fight, but Nie Shang sent him flying before they exchanged blows that destroyed the Red Chamber.
• Meng Qinxian drove Li Mo back until Dugu Ming secretly struck him with the Nether Sword Finger, allowing Li Mo to stab Meng Qinxian through the shoulder.
• Chen Yule denounced Dugu Ming for attacking from the shadows, drew the Dragon Gate Sword, and charged at him.

Chen Yule fought Dugu Ming and Mei Lin after Dugu Ming ambushed and injured Meng Qinxian. Lin Bai saved Meng Qinxian from Li Mo and stepped in to fight him, hoping to extract information from his mind.

• Chen Yule wounded Dugu Ming after his escape technique failed, then suppressed him in battle.
• Mei Lin joined Dugu Ming against Chen Yule, who held his own against both Holy Sons.
• As Meng Qinxian weakened from the wound inflicted by Dugu Ming's Nether Sword Finger, Lin Bai intervened and knocked Li Mo's sword aside.
• Meng Qinxian withdrew to rest while Lin Bai confronted Li Mo, who threatened the Tianshui Sect.
• Lin Bai accepted Li Mo's challenge and planned to use the fight to obtain information from his mind.

Lin Bai unleashed the Azure Lotus Sword Intent and overwhelmed Li Mo, then faced a coordinated attack from Tang Jing, Ling Huojun, and Wu Kang. Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze joined him, splitting the battle into separate duels.

• Lin Bai clamped Li Mo's sword between two fingers and revealed the Azure Lotus Sword Intent, stunning Chen Yule, Yi Heze, and Lu Qingjun.
• Lin Bai's Sword Intent sent Li Mo flying, prompting Tang Jing, Ling Huojun, and Wu Kang to attack him together.
• Lin Bai repelled the three attackers and rejected their demand to end the fight.
• Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze stood with Lin Bai, and Lu Qingjun began fighting Tang Jing and Ling Huojun.
• Yi Heze identified himself to Wu Kang and attacked him with ten thousand sword rays, forcing Wu Kang to dodge.