Recaps

Lin Bai presented his Golden Sword Jade Scroll invitation to Famous Sword Manor, but Su Xingmang and Fire Sword Crown Prince accused him of forging it because of his cultivation. Su Xingmang drew his heirloom Star Sword and threatened to cripple Lin Bai, who prepared to fight.

• Lin Bai placed his Golden Sword Jade Scroll invitation on the table, shocking the watching martial artists.
• Su Xingmang accused Lin Bai of forging the invitation, and Fire Sword Crown Prince and the crowd supported the accusation.
• Lin Bai protested that Famous Sword Manor had invited him and questioned how its guests were being treated.
• Su Xingmang declared that he would cripple Lin Bai and drew the Star Sword.
• Lin Bai sensed Su Xingmang's strength and coldly asked if he wanted to fight.

Lin Bai confronted Su Xingmang after the Famous Sword Manor disciple accused him of forging an invitation. Jian Ruohan confirmed that she had invited Lin Bai, forced Su Xingmang to kneel and apologize, and then offered to arrange Lin Bai’s accommodations before the Fire Sword Crown Prince interrupted.

• Su Xingmang prepared to attack Lin Bai for allegedly insulting Famous Sword Manor and forging an invitation, but Jian Ruohan arrived with Ye Jianqiu and stopped him.
• Lin Bai told Jian Ruohan how Su Xingmang had mistreated him, and Su Xingmang tried to attack him again.
• Jian Ruohan confirmed that Lin Bai’s invitation was genuine and that she had personally given it to him.
• Jian Ruohan ordered Su Xingmang to kneel and apologize, and he obeyed after resisting.
• Lin Bai accepted Jian Ruohan’s offer to arrange his accommodations, but the Fire Sword Crown Prince stopped them to speak.

Jian Ruohan ignored the Fire Sword Crown Prince’s demand for an invitation, and Ye Jianqiu defeated him with a single look after he attacked from behind. Lin Bai’s arrival and Ye Jianqiu’s feat stirred Famous Sword Manor, where several martial artists vowed to challenge Lin Bai at the upcoming Sword Assembly.

• The Fire Sword Crown Prince questioned Jian Ruohan about not receiving an invitation, but she dismissed him and escorted Lin Bai from the Guest Hall.
• Ye Jianqiu called the Fire Sword Crown Prince trash, presented his Golden Sword Jade Scroll, and received a token for a premium residence.
• The Fire Sword Crown Prince attacked Ye Jianqiu from behind, but Ye Jianqiu knocked him into a wall with a single look and warned that he would have killed him if not for Famous Sword Manor’s rule.
• The Fire Sword Crown Prince swore to defeat Ye Jianqiu and Lin Bai, while Su Xingmang also vowed to kill Lin Bai at the Sword Assembly.
• News spread through Famous Sword Manor that Lin Bai had arrived and Ye Jianqiu had defeated the Fire Sword Crown Prince with one look, prompting other geniuses to vow to challenge Lin Bai.

Lin Bai arrived at Famous Sword Manor and learned that he could obtain the Wood Sword Spring Grass only by becoming East Ridge's Premier Sword Cultivator. After Jian Ruohan left him at Sword River Palace, Li Shu'an and the maids mocked Lin Bai for his cultivation level and questioned how he had earned an invitation.

• Jian Ruohan showed Lin Bai Sword River Palace and explained that Famous Sword Manor awarded one stalk of Wood Sword Spring Grass each year to East Ridge's Premier Sword Cultivator.
• Lin Bai resolved to compete for the title because he needed the Wood Sword Spring Grass to complete his Five-Element Spiritual Vortices.
• Jian Ruohan introduced Lin Bai to Li Shu'an and instructed him to look after Lin Bai during his stay.
• After Jian Ruohan left, Li Shu'an dismissed Lin Bai as a freeloader and told the maids to disperse.
• The maids mocked Lin Bai's cultivation and complained that he was not the peerless genius they had hoped to serve.

Lin Bai learned the Sword Assembly’s three trials and the rules for competing in Sword Assembly City, then confronted Li Shu'an and the maids over their insults. Li Shu'an attacked Lin Bai, and Lin Bai stood his ground as the sword strike rushed toward him.

• Li Shu'an explained that sword cultivators had to cross Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, scale Sword Saint Mountain, and traverse a cliff face before competing for seats in Sword Assembly City.
• Lin Bai recognized that the three trials tested strength, sword intent, and quick reactions, while Li Shu'an and the maids mocked his chances of passing.
• Lin Bai showed his Golden Sword Jade Scroll and challenged Li Shu'an after telling him and the maids to leave Sword River Palace.
• Li Shu'an scoffed at Lin Bai's mid-stage cultivation and launched a powerful sword attack as Lin Bai remained motionless.

Lin Bai effortlessly evaded Li Shu'an's attacks before defeating him with a single punch, revealing that he had been toying with him. After the maidservants switched from mocking Lin Bai to flattering him, he ordered them and Li Shu'an out, prompting them to beg for mercy because Famous Sword Manor would punish them for failing their duties.

• Li Shu'an attacked Lin Bai repeatedly, but Lin Bai used his movement technique to evade every strike while the maidservants mocked him.
• The maidservants realized Lin Bai was stronger than they had thought and began flattering him as Li Shu'an grew furious.
• When Li Shu'an unleashed his Wind Chasing Swordplay, Lin Bai shattered the attack with a punch and sent him flying.
• Lin Bai ordered Li Shu'an and the maidservants to leave Sword River Palace, and they pleaded with him not to condemn them to punishment from Famous Sword Manor.

Lin Bai welcomed Ye Jianqiu to Sword River Palace, where they discussed why Famous Sword Manor had invited them and how both had become targets of resentment among East Ridge's sword cultivators. Lin Bai declared that he aimed for first place, setting up a likely clash with Ye Jianqiu in Sword Assembly City.

• Ye Jianqiu visited Lin Bai with two pots of wine and explained that he trusted Famous Sword Manor's judgment in inviting Lin Bai despite his cultivation level.
• Lin Bai and Ye Jianqiu drank together at Moon Gazing Pavilion and agreed that their invitations had made them targets of other sword cultivators.
• Ye Jianqiu explained that he faced challengers because he had been East Ridge's Premier Sword Cultivator but had failed to reach the Human Core Realm.
• Lin Bai said he was aiming for first place in the sword debate tournament, and Ye Jianqiu predicted they would fight in Sword Assembly City.
• The maid called Lin Bai and Ye Jianqiu madmen for laughing together despite expecting to become opponents.

Lin Bai learned that Lin Zier was waiting in the Divine Martial Nation for her greatest enemy, and he recognized that she was waiting for him. As he prepared to return for the Four Great Sects Tournament, Ye Jianqiu shifted the conversation to the sword cultivators gathered at Famous Sword Manor.

• Lin Bai and Ye Jianqiu agreed that they would compete for first place in the Sword Assembly Tournament while preserving their friendship.
• Ye Jianqiu said he sought someone who could defeat him, believing that losing would help him break through to the Human Core Realm.
• Ye Jianqiu told Lin Bai that Lin Zier had tied with a Human Core Realm expert and been invited to Divine Relic Ridge, but had stayed at Azure Cloud Terrace Palace because she was waiting for her greatest enemy.
• Lin Bai realized Lin Zier was waiting for him and resolved to face her at the Four Great Sects Tournament after competing at Famous Sword Manor.
• Ye Jianqiu noticed Lin Bai's reaction and began describing the many renowned sword cultivators who had come to this year's tournament.

Ye Jianqiu told Lin Bai about the strongest sword cultivators expected at the Sword Assembly, including Jian Ruohan, Feng Yunxiu, and the Eighteen Sword Lords. After Ye Jianqiu left, Lin Bai forgave Li Shu'an and prepared to rest, but a young girl called to him.

• Ye Jianqiu explained that Famous Sword Manor's Eighteen Sword Lords wielded powerful Grade Five Spirit Tools and named Jian Ruohan and Feng Yunxiu among the leading contenders.
• Ye Jianqiu revealed that Jian Ruohan placed seventy-second in last year's Sword Assembly while only at the ninth level of the Heaven Martial Realm, and said she had grown much stronger.
• Ye Jianqiu listed other prominent sword cultivators from across the East Ridge Seven Hundred Kingdoms and said rumors favored him, Feng Yunxiu, and Jian Ruohan for the top three.
• Ye Jianqiu left Sword River Palace and told Lin Bai they would meet again in Sword Assembly City.
• Li Shu'an apologized to Lin Bai, who forgave him and told him not to disturb his rest unless something major happened.
• As Lin Bai turned to enter Sword River Palace, a young girl's voice called out, "Big Brother Lin Bai."

Bai Zhiyuan arrived at Sword River Palace to reunite with Lin Bai, who invited her and her protector Qi Long Hai to stay. After sharing a meal with her, Lin Bai discovered he had been poisoned, and Bai Zhiyuan entered his room laughing wickedly.

• Bai Zhiyuan reunited with Lin Bai at Sword River Palace, accompanied by her protector Qi Long Hai.
• Qi Long Hai told Lin Bai that some Crown Princes had harassed Bai Zhiyuan at Famous Sword Manor, so Lin Bai invited them to stay at the palace.
• Bai Zhiyuan ate with Lin Bai and then went to sleep in a room beside his.
• Lin Bai went to bed, discovered his body was numb and weak, and realized he had been poisoned.
• Bai Zhiyuan entered Lin Bai's room laughing, and Lin Bai asked what she had done.

Lin Bai resisted Bai Zhiyuan’s attempt to keep him with her and told her he had already consummated his marriage with Bai Xiaoxiao, prompting her to flee. After purging the poison overnight, he learned Bai Zhiyuan might have gone to the Sword Immortal Tavern and set out to find her and uncover who supplied the poison.

• Bai Zhiyuan confessed she had poisoned Lin Bai to keep him by her side, but Lin Bai suppressed the poison with his true qi and rejected her advances.
• Lin Bai told Bai Zhiyuan he had already consummated his marriage with Bai Xiaoxiao, and Bai Zhiyuan ran from the room in tears.
• Lin Bai collapsed after Bai Zhiyuan left and spent the night using the Grand Five Elements Art to expel the poison.
• At dawn, Lin Bai found Bai Zhiyuan missing and seized Qi Long Hai, demanding to know how she had obtained the poison.
• Qi Long Hai suggested Bai Zhiyuan might have gotten it from the prominent families staying in the northern mountain range, and said she had likely gone to the Sword Immortal Tavern.
• Lin Bai ordered Qi Long Hai to take him to the Sword Immortal Tavern to find Bai Zhiyuan and investigate the poison.

At Sword Immortal Tavern, Qingfeng Layman tried to take the drunken Bai Zhiyuan away by force after winning their drinking contest. Lin Bai arrived and gave him three breaths to release her, then drew his sword when Qingfeng Layman refused.

• Bai Zhiyuan drank through the night and warned the men crowding around her to leave.
• Qingfeng Layman drove the men away, challenged Bai Zhiyuan to a drinking contest, and claimed she had to go with him if he won.
• After outdrinking Bai Zhiyuan, Qingfeng Layman grabbed her and dragged her toward the tavern entrance despite her struggles.
• Lin Bai entered the tavern and ordered Qingfeng Layman to release Bai Zhiyuan, threatening to cut off his arm after three breaths.
• Qingfeng Layman invoked Famous Sword Manor's ban on private combat, but Lin Bai counted to three and drew his sword.

Lin Bai cut off Qingfeng Layman's arm in the Sword Immortal Tavern and tried to take Bai Zhiyuan away, but the Eighteen Sword Lords blocked them. Long Guihai ordered the Sword Lords to seize Lin Bai and take him to the Hall of Law Enforcement, and they surrounded him.

• Lin Bai ignored Qingfeng Layman's warning about Famous Sword Manor's rules and used his Instant Kill Sword to sever Qingfeng Layman's left arm.
• Lin Bai tried to cover Bai Zhiyuan with his clothes and take her away, but she angrily rejected his help, so he carried her over his shoulder.
• Long Guihai and the other Eighteen Sword Lords arrived and blocked Lin Bai; Lin Bai claimed Bai Zhiyuan was his younger sister, but she said she did not know him.
• Qingfeng Layman accused Lin Bai of attacking him, and Lin Bai admitted to cutting off his arm.
• Long Guihai ordered the Eighteen Sword Lords to seize Lin Bai and take him to the Hall of Law Enforcement, and they surrounded him.

Lin Bai fought the eighteen Sword Lords of Famous Sword Manor after refusing to surrender, holding them off until they unleashed their Myriad Stars World-Illuminating Sword Formation. He was struck down and left bloodied in the ruins of the Sword Immortal Tavern.

• Lin Bai insulted Long Guihai and the other Sword Lords, then clashed evenly with Long Guihai and sent Su Xingmang flying with one strike.
• The eighteen Sword Lords surrounded Lin Bai and attacked together, but he fought them off for a quarter of an hour using his sword techniques and Sword Intent.
• Long Guihai ordered the Sword Lords to form the Myriad Stars World-Illuminating Sword Formation, which gathered starlight and unleashed a devastating combined strike.
• Lin Bai countered with his Fallen Flowers divine ability, but the formation's sword strike overpowered him and sent him crashing through the Sword Immortal Tavern.
• Lin Bai lay bloodied and covered in sword wounds among the tavern's ruins.

Lin Bai attacked Su Xingmang after Su Xingmang wounded Bai Zhiyuan, but a powerful newcomer intervened before Lin Bai could kill him. The newcomer was identified as Crown Prince Fengyun, who stood between Lin Bai and the fallen Su Xingmang.

• Bai Zhiyuan apologized to Lin Bai and stepped between him and Su Xingmang, taking Su Xingmang’s sword through her shoulder.
• Lin Bai caught the unconscious Bai Zhiyuan, discovered that Sword Qi had injured her internally, and confronted Su Xingmang in fury.
• Lin Bai overwhelmed Su Xingmang with three sword attacks and launched his Instant Kill Sword at Su Xingmang’s throat.
• A young man wielding a Grade Six Spirit Tool sword struck Lin Bai away and saved Su Xingmang.
• Long Guihai thanked Crown Prince Fengyun for rescuing Su Xingmang.

Lin Bai clashed with Feng Yunxiu after Feng Yunxiu saved Su Xingmang and tried to recruit Lin Bai as his servant. Ye Jianqiu and Jian Ruohan stopped their fight, and after Jian Ruohan heard how Su Xingmang had wounded Lin Bai’s sister, Lin Bai moved to kill him.

• Feng Yunxiu arrived to save Su Xingmang, then challenged Lin Bai and demanded that he become his servant.
• Feng Yunxiu and Lin Bai prepared to fight until Ye Jianqiu and Jian Ruohan intervened; Feng Yunxiu withdrew and promised to meet Lin Bai in Sword Assembly City.
• Jian Ruohan questioned Long Guihai and learned that Qingfeng Layman had lost an arm and Su Xingmang had accidentally stabbed Lin Bai’s younger sister.
• Jian Ruohan ordered Long Guihai to take Qingfeng Layman for treatment and promised him an explanation from Famous Sword Manor.
• Lin Bai stopped Su Xingmang from leaving and declared that he wanted Su Xingmang’s life.

Lin Bai threatened to destroy Famous Sword Manor if Bai Zhiyuan died, then hurried back to Sword River Palace to treat her injuries. After stabilizing her, he went to meet Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing, who had come to see him.

• Lin Bai confronted Jian Ruohan and threatened to kill Su Xingmang over Bai Zhiyuan's injuries, but withdrew to save his sister after Ye Jianqiu urged him to act.
• Lin Bai whispered to Jian Ruohan that he would wash Famous Sword Manor in blood within a year if Bai Zhiyuan died, then left with her.
• Jian Ruohan told the eighteen Sword Masters that she would report the Sword Immortal Tavern incident to the Enforcement Hall.
• Jian Qianqiu and the Purple-Robed Elder watched the confrontation from Sword Assembly City and disagreed about Lin Bai's potential.
• Lin Bai treated Bai Zhiyuan with spirit pills and removed the remaining Sword Qi from her body over five hours.
• Li Shu'an told Lin Bai that Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing had arrived, and Lin Bai went to meet them.

Lin Bai told Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing that he aimed to win the Sword Assembly Tournament, naming Feng Yunxiu, Jian Ruohan, and Ye Jianqiu as his only rivals. Later, Bai Zhiyuan woke and worried that Lin Bai had been punished for defending her, while he reassured her and stayed by her side.

• Lin Bai reunited with Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing and declared that he was aiming for first place in the tournament.
• Ye Guxing and Nan Lidao warned Lin Bai about Wu Jian, but Lin Bai dismissed him and said his only opponents were Feng Yunxiu, Jian Ruohan, and Ye Jianqiu.
• Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing left Sword River Palace, and Ji Bei celebrated Lin Bai as the Spirit Sword Sect's hope for revival.
• Bai Zhiyuan woke late that night and asked Lin Bai whether Famous Sword Manor had blamed him for cutting off Qingfeng Layman's arm.
• Lin Bai reassured Bai Zhiyuan, and she teased him about his fair appearance and the meaning of his name.

Lin Bai comforted Bai Zhiyuan, then prepared for the Sword Assembly by cultivating and buying an Extreme Spirit Pill. After identifying its hidden ingredients and swallowing it, he felt his cultivation nearing a breakthrough to the late stage of the Half-Step Divine Core Realm.

• Lin Bai promised Bai Zhiyuan he would keep her past behavior secret and encouraged her to stop using degrading tricks to win love; after he left, she tearfully begged him not to leave her.
• Lin Bai reflected on his complicated relationship with Bai Zhiyuan and practiced the third sword of Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon, while weighing the formidable sword cultivators he would face at the Sword Assembly.
• Lin Bai asked Li Shu'an about pills for breaking through and bought an Extreme Spirit Pill for five million spirit stones.
• Lin Bai recognized the Extreme Spirit Pill's hidden ingredients, prompting Li Shu'an to suspect he knew its lost formula and might be an alchemist.
• Lin Bai swallowed the Extreme Spirit Pill, felt his cultivation rapidly advance, and ordered Li Shu'an to buy thirty-nine more.

Lin Bai prepared to compete in the Sword Assembly, while Li Shu'an used Lin Bai’s casual instructions to successfully refine the Extreme Spirit Pill and saw a path to wealth. Lin Bai then set out for Sword-Serving Cliff as the competition began.

• Lin Bai gave Li Shu'an more than two hundred million spirit stones and asked him to buy Extreme Spirit Pills and medicines for Bai Zhiyuan.
• Li Shu'an followed Lin Bai’s pill instructions, refined an Extreme Spirit Pill, and realized he could make a fortune from the formula.
• On the third day of the third month, Lin Bai dressed for the competition and told Bai Zhiyuan to stay with Ji Bei and the others.
• Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing encouraged Lin Bai and promised to protect Bai Zhiyuan before he continued toward Sword-Serving Cliff with Li Shu'an.
• Lin Bai arrived at the starting point of the road to Sword Assembly City, where sword cultivators would begin their contest to become East Ridge’s Premier Sword Cultivator.

Lin Bai arrived at Sword-Serving Cliff for Famous Sword Manor’s martial competition and faced hostility from sword cultivators who looked down on his cultivation. As Jian Qianqiu began explaining the competition rules, Lin Bai’s enemies and rivals were gathered around him.

• Li Shu'an warned Lin Bai that he could not turn back after stepping onto the stone path, and Lin Bai crossed it to reach Sword-Serving Cliff.
• Sword cultivators mocked Lin Bai for receiving an invitation despite being only at the mid-stage Half-Step Divine Core Realm, while Ye Jianqiu warned him that some competitors might sabotage others during the three trials.
• Ye Jianqiu pointed out Jian Ruohan, Fu Yiling, Wu Wei, and Yuwen Jianguo as Famous Sword Manor’s Four Sword Emperors, who regarded Feng Yunxiu as their main opponent.
• Qingfeng Layman urged his companions to kill Lin Bai, while Master Yishan and Hua Yuxian discussed recovering the treasury key and killing him if they found an opportunity.
• Jian Qianqiu appeared on Sword-Serving Cliff, received the sword cultivators’ greeting, and began explaining the martial competition rules.

Jian Qianqiu announced the Sword Assembly Tournament’s deadly trials, the Wood Sword Spring Grass prize, and the chance to be invited to Divine Relic Ridge. Lin Bai resolved to win the herb to strengthen himself against Lin Zier, and Jian Qianqiu rang the bell to begin the tournament.

• Jian Qianqiu explained the route through Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, Sword Saint Mountain, and Suspended Heights, warning that competitors could die during the trials.
• Jian Qianqiu announced that only nine thousand sword cultivators could enter Sword Assembly City and that the first-place winner would receive the Wood Sword Spring Grass.
• Lin Bai decided he had to claim first place and obtain the herb, even if it meant exposing his Devouring Sword Soul.
• Jian Qianqiu revealed that an expert from the Sword Dao Institute of Divine Relic Ridge might invite outstanding competitors to Divine Relic Ridge.
• Bai Zhiyuan, Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing urged Lin Bai on as Jian Qianqiu struck the bell and began the tournament.

Lin Bai raced through the first trial at Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, determined to overtake the leaders without using his flying sword. After a sword cultivator attacked him and caused another racer to be killed by a beast, Lin Bai endured the attacker’s next strike and killed him, then charged onward.

• Ye Jianqiu warned Lin Bai not to reveal his strongest methods, then sped ahead with an impressive movement technique.
• Lin Bai entered Ten Thousand Beast Ridge and followed the stone path, where a broadcast announced Feng Yunxiu as the leader and Ye Jianqiu in third place.
• Motivated by the standings, Lin Bai unleashed his speed and surged past the racers ahead of him.
• A sword cultivator attacked Lin Bai with Sword Qi, which Lin Bai dodged; the attack struck another racer, who fell into the forest and was killed by a tiger.
• Lin Bai used his Silver War Body to withstand the sword cultivator’s next attack, then killed him with Overlord Dragon Fist and raced onward.

Lin Bai accelerated along the stone path at Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, surging from outside the top thousand into the top five hundred. His sudden burst shocked the watching martial artists and left Murong Qi stunned as the race continued.

• The martial artists watching the race saw Feng Yunxiu lead, with Jian Ruohan and Ye Jianqiu close behind, while Lin Bai initially remained outside the top thousand.
• Murong Qi boasted that Wu Jian had reached the top hundred with powerful cultivation, a Heaven-level martial technique, and two Grade Five Spirit Tools.
• A report announced that Feng Yunxiu had flown halfway across Ten Thousand Beast Ridge and listed the current top ten, including Wu Jian in fifth place.
• Lin Bai decided to reveal more of his Wind Lightning Divine Wings' speed and shot forward like purple-and-cyan lightning.
• Bai Zhiyuan and Ji Bei saw Lin Bai enter the top five hundred, and Ji Bei cheered for him to overtake Wu Jian.
• Murong Qi watched Lin Bai's rapid rise in shock, unable to understand how he had gained so many places.

Lin Bai surged through the Sword Assembly Tournament, caught up with Wu Jian, and knocked him off the stone path after Wu Jian attacked him. He continued racing toward first place while Ji Bei mocked Murong Qi over Wu Jian's defeat.

• Lin Bai accelerated into the top three hundred as Ji Bei celebrated and Murong Qi urged Wu Jian to catch up.
• Wu Jian drew his sword and attacked Lin Bai with Long River Swordplay, Horizon's Hue.
• Lin Bai charged through Wu Jian's Sword Qi with his White Shadow Battle Body and struck him with Ten Thousand Dragons Devour the Heavens, sending him flying off the stone path.
• Lin Bai continued forward without checking whether Wu Jian had survived, determined to reach first place.
• Ji Bei taunted Murong Qi about Wu Jian's defeat, while Nan Lidao and Ye Guxing laughed.