Recaps

Yu You challenged the Northern Region martial artists at Eternal Night Pass, escalating the bouts to the level of prodigies and prompting an elder to confront her. Lin Bai and Old Wen discussed the Devil Palace’s orders as Yu You struck first against the elder.

• Yu You appeared before the Northern Region martial artists and demanded that a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighter face her.
• Lin Bai recognized Yu You and asked Old Wen about the Devil Palace’s orders, which treated ordinary fighters and prodigies differently.
• The Northern Region martial artists summoned an elder after recognizing Yu You’s cultivation and realizing they could not face her themselves.
• The elder confronted Yu You and asked whether she served the One Night Divine Sect or the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
• Yu You dismissed the elder’s questions and slashed at him with her sword.

Dao Child Lin Bai fought a Great Luo Dao Fruit Realm warrior from the Four Gloom and defeated him with the Golden Emperor Seal, lifting the defenders’ morale. The battle left Dao Child Yu You still fighting in anger, while Lin Bai’s side wondered what had provoked her.

• Dao Child Yu You entered the battle on her own and ignored Elder He Gongji’s message to return, continuing to fight despite her anger.
• Dao Child Lin Bai exchanged thirty rounds with a gaunt Four Gloom warrior, then seized an opening and unleashed the Golden Emperor Seal.
• The Golden Emperor Seal broke through the old man’s defenses and struck him in the chest, forcing him to flee rather than risk being killed.
• Dao Child Lin Bai stopped short of pursuing the retreating enemy into Four Gloom territory, and the defenders of Eternal Night Pass cheered her victory.
• Dao Child Luo Daoguo praised Lin Bai’s improved Golden Emperor Seal and suggested she had received guidance from the Northern Region Imperial Son, while the First God Child approved of her performance.

At the Eastern Region’s army camp by the East Ice River, martial artists debated how to answer Dao Child Yu You, a mysterious young woman who had defeated several Great Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighters. The camp suspected she belonged to the Four Gloom Demon Palace and sought a way to challenge her without provoking an even stronger response.

• A Great Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artist returned to the camp wounded after losing to Dao Child Yu You, following another fighter’s defeat.
• The Eastern Region’s martial artists discussed whether Yu You was a Holy Maiden or Dao Child of the Four Gloom Demon Palace, and considered how to respond to her challenge.
• Tang Xiong listened as the fighters argued over sending a stronger cultivator, while others warned that using a Primal Chaos Dao Fruit Realm expert against her would violate martial-world conventions.
• Mu Huo identified Yu You as a likely member of the Four Gloom Demon Palace, prompting the camp to discuss restricting the confrontation to Great Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighters.

A burly Yu You fighter and his Three-Headed Savage Bull Beast challenged the exhausted Dao Child Niu Shou at Eternal Night Pass. Niu Shou’s attacks could not overcome the beast’s defenses, leaving her on the verge of defeat.

• The Red-Clad Woman retreated after losing to Li Yun and warned the others that she was no match for her.
• A burly fighter released a Three-Headed Savage Bull Beast and rode it into battle against Dao Child Niu Shou.
• The beast’s frost breath and the burly fighter’s attacks drove Niu Shou onto the defensive, while her sword strikes barely harmed it.
• Niu Shou used the Bai Yu Dragon and the Taiyi Dao, but the beast endured her attacks and remained in the fight.
• Old Wen identified the beast as a rare Yu You creature, and the Northern Domain ordered an investigation into the burly fighter’s origins.

Yu You intervened to rescue the gravely injured Dao Child Niu Shou from the Northern Territory martial artists, but the burly man attacked again to stop her. A powerful sword strike from Eternal Night Pass forced him to retreat, and Hua Ying emerged to carry Niu Shou back.

• The burly man and the Three-Headed Savage Bull Beast attacked Dao Child Yu You, ignoring a voice from Eternal Night Pass ordering them to stop.
• Yu You appeared and saved Dao Child Niu Shou, who had closed her eyes and accepted her apparent death.
• A sword beam from Eternal Night Pass struck Eight-Headed Savage Lin Bai and drove it back, while the burly man chose to defend himself from the follow-up threat.
• Hua Ying came out from Eternal Night Pass, picked up the still-living Niu Shou, and began walking back.
• The burly man challenged Yu You as she turned to leave, and Yu You dismissed him as too weak to fight her.

Lin Bai rescued Dao Child Yu You at Eternal Night Pass and killed a Northern Territory martial artist’s prized Three-Headed Savage Bull Beast with one sword. After Li Yunbing recognized Lin Bai as the Devil Palace Imperial Son, he let Lin Bai carry Yu You back into the pass, though a dark glint crossed his eyes as they left.

• The burly man ordered the Three-Headed Savage Bull Beast to attack Lin Bai with blasts of frost.
• Lin Bai summoned his Demon Sword from his Storage Bag and split the beast in two with a single strike.
• The burly man prepared to fight Lin Bai in fury over his spirit beast, but Li Yunbing stopped him.
• Li Yunbing identified Lin Bai as the former Prince of Qin and current Devil Palace Imperial Son, astonishing the Northern Territory martial artists.
• Lin Bai picked up the nearly unconscious Dao Child Yu You and returned to Eternal Night Pass while Li Yunbing let them go.

Li Yunbing reported to the Northern Domain camp that Lin Bai had appeared at Eternal Night Pass and saved Dao Child Yu You, prompting the Northern Domain leaders to prepare for a possible attack. Lin Bai carried the injured Yu You into the pass, where the First God Child saw them but left without taking her back.

• Li Yunbing recounted how Lin Bai had killed the Three-Headed Savage Bull Beast with one sword strike and rescued Dao Child Yu You.
• Northern Domain martial artists concluded that Lin Bai had become the Devil Palace Imperial Son and worried that his arrival at Eternal Night Pass signaled a major move.
• Mu Huo urged the leaders to summon Bu Junfeng, while Tang Xiong ordered the army to stay alert and notify the Three Great Sects.
• Bu Junfeng heard the news at Horizon Pass and immediately set out for Eternal Night Pass.
• Lin Bai carried the seriously injured Yu You through Eternal Night Pass and saw the First God Child watching from the city wall.
• The First God Child turned and left without taking Yu You, so Lin Bai continued carrying her for treatment.

Lin Bai brought the gravely injured Dao Child Yu You back to his room, where Old Wen treated her and explained why the Devil Palace restricted access to its complete Dao Traditions. Lin Bai asked to read the complete Nine Heavenly Might Seals, and Old Wen agreed to request a copy from the Devil Palace.

• Lin Bai brought the unconscious Dao Child Yu You to his room, and Old Wen examined her injuries and gave her a healing pill.
• Lin Bai asked why Dao Child Yu You knew only the Golden Emperor Seal, and Old Wen explained that she had permission to cultivate only the first move of the Nine Heavenly Might Seals.
• Old Wen explained that factions restricted their complete Dao Traditions to protect their inheritance and encourage disciples to serve and grow stronger.
• Old Wen pointed out that Lin Bai had also received no complete Dao Tradition from either the Tianshui Sect or Chu, and Lin Bai remained silent.
• Lin Bai asked Old Wen to obtain the complete Nine Heavenly Might Seals, and Old Wen agreed to request a copy from the Devil Palace.

Lin Bai obtained the complete Nine Heavenly Might Seals for Dao Child Yu You, then entered sudden enlightenment while contemplating its techniques. After Yu You woke, Old Wen explained Lin Bai had secured the manual for her and advised her to leave the First God Child’s side.

• Lin Bai received and memorized the complete Nine Heavenly Might Seals, but worried its fist techniques conflicted with his sword cultivation.
• Lin Bai stood by the window contemplating the manual and entered sudden enlightenment, while Old Wen guarded him.
• Dao Child Yu You woke from her coma and grieved that the First God Child had abandoned her on the battlefield.
• Old Wen gave Yu You the complete Nine Heavenly Might Seals and explained that Lin Bai had obtained it for her.
• Old Wen warned Yu You that the First God Child no longer trusted her and urged her not to return to his side; Yu You accepted his guidance.

Lin Bai demonstrated how a simple sword technique could transform into a devastatingly complex attack, drawing praise from Bu Junfeng. Bu Junfeng arrived at Eternal Night Pass and reunited with Lin Bai, while the First God Child made clear that he intended to challenge him.

• Lin Bai transformed his basic sword technique into countless flying blades that shattered the ground, and Bu Junfeng praised his grasp of its profundity.
• Bu Junfeng arrived at Eternal Night Pass, where Old Wen and Yu You moved behind Lin Bai as He Gongji watched him closely.
• Bu Junfeng greeted He Gongji and Wu Qisheng, and Wu Qisheng praised him as an outstanding prodigy of the Lu Yun Empire.
• The First God Child introduced himself to Bu Junfeng and expressed his desire to spar with him on the battlefield, but Bu Junfeng ignored his provocation.
• Bu Junfeng exchanged warm greetings with Lin Bai, mentioned the Bitter Wine he had sent, and said he had missed Lin Bai since their parting in the imperial capital.

Bu Junfeng invited Lin Bai to Heaven Sword Peak for a friendly contest, offering to teach him the Heaven Sword Peak Finger if he lost. Lin Bai accepted, despite warnings that the peak lay in Wang Tianyi's territory, and the gathering prepared to race there within an hour.

• Bu Junfeng offered to help Lin Bai refine his sword technique, but Lin Bai politely declined before showing interest in the challenge.
• Bu Junfeng invited Lin Bai and the other martial artists to Heaven Sword Peak, about five hundred thousand li away, and set a one-hour deadline before sealing the peak.
• Lin Bai offered to exchange pointers on his Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire Slash if he lost, and Bu Junfeng offered to teach him the Heaven Sword Peak Finger if he lost.
• Old Wen and Lu Yuanchang warned Lin Bai that Wang Tianyi might ambush him at the peak, but Bu Junfeng promised to escort him safely back.
• Lin Bai agreed to race Bu Junfeng to Heaven Sword Peak, and Wang Tianyi and Old Wen decided to go there as well.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng wagered their original Mystic Arts and Dao Arts on a contest while inviting others to reach He Gongji within an hour. The warriors set out for the mountain as Yan Xue and Bu Junfeng began their journey, leaving Lin Bai ready to follow.

• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng put their original Mystic Arts and Dao Arts up as wagers, and Bu Junfeng announced that anyone who reached He Gongji within an hour could ascend the mountain.
• Shen Xinghe and Old Wen assured Yan Xue that they would accompany and protect him, while Yan Xue said he trusted Bu Junfeng to honor the rules.
• The First God Child offered a treasured sword as a wager, but Bu Junfeng said only he and Lin Bai would participate in the contest.
• Bu Junfeng gave the gathered warriors fifteen minutes to prepare, and many, including Dao Child Wu Qisheng and Dao Child Yu You, set off toward He Gongji.
• Yan Xue and Bu Junfeng asked Lin Bai if he was ready, then flew north as the countdown began.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng discussed the rising danger of war between the Northern and Eastern Territories, but Lin Bai could offer no guarantee that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would act peacefully. As Bu Junfeng and the Imperial Son raced deeper into the Northern Territory, Bu Junfeng accepted that his meeting had yielded no result and looked ahead to the final calm before battle.

• Lin Bai told Bu Junfeng that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace did not trust him, and Bu Junfeng warned that war would be unavoidable if the palace gave no reasonable explanation within a year.
• Lin Bai promised to do what he could after returning to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, while Bu Junfeng said he hoped they could settle the matter peacefully despite being swept up in events beyond their control.
• Bu Junfeng said he preferred Lin Bai to the First God Child as the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's leader, and the Imperial Son explained that the First God Child had many supporters while he himself lacked influence.
• Bu Junfeng realized the Imperial Son could not help him and stopped pressing for answers, acknowledging that his private meeting had produced no result.
• Bu Junfeng sped ahead through the snowstorm, and the Imperial Son followed on his flying sword as the Eastern Territory warriors struggled with the worsening weather.

Lin Bai adapted to the Northern Region’s law-filled snowstorms and caught up with the other competitors, though Bu Junfeng remained far ahead. He shared his method for avoiding the storms with Dao Child Yu You and lent her a flying sword before continuing toward Heaven Sword Peak.

• Lin Bai realized the Northern Region’s snowstorms contained powerful laws that made survival difficult for anyone without sufficient cultivation.
• After adjusting to the storms, Lin Bai accelerated and passed several prodigies, including Mu Huo, then caught up with Dao Child Yu You and Dao Child Wu Qisheng.
• Lin Bai saw that Yu You was struggling and advised her to find gaps in the snowstorms rather than resist them directly.
• Lin Bai lent Yu You a flying sword and rode ahead, weaving through the snow without being hindered.
• Yu You watched Lin Bai pass through the storm with ease and marveled at how quickly he had mastered it.

Lin Bai used his Demon Eyes to navigate the Northern Region’s storm and passed the First God Child, while Song Hong and Wu Qisheng also caught up after learning tricks from Feijian. The First God Child realized Feijian had helped them and decided to use a trick of his own as the racers continued through the storm.

• Lin Bai opened his Demon Eyes, found gaps in the storm more quickly, and overtook the First God Child.
• The First God Child grew resentful as Lin Bai and then Song Hong passed him, and he blamed Feijian for teaching them how to move through the wind and snow.
• Song Hong told the First God Child that he had learned his method from Feijian, while Wu Qisheng also caught up using tricks he had learned.
• The First God Child recognized that Feijian had helped Wu Qisheng too, then resolved to use a trick of his own.
• The First God Child activated his speed-enhancing treasures, but another racer overtook him again.

Lin Bai overcame the snowstorm of the Lin Bai Realm and caught up with Bu Junfeng near Luo Daoguo, where they tested their movement techniques. They reached the summit together, called the contest a draw, and Lin Bai gave Bu Junfeng a Jade Slip containing Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire Slash.

• Lin Bai used his Demon Eyes and Sword Control Art to find his way through the snowstorm and spot Bu Junfeng ahead.
• Bu Junfeng revealed a movement technique that carried him tens of thousands of li at a time, and Lin Bai pursued with the Void Evasion Art and Sword Control Art.
• Lin Bai caught up with Bu Junfeng, and both arrived at Luo Daoguo's summit at the same time.
• Lin Bai praised Bu Junfeng's technique, and they agreed to call their contest a draw.
• Lin Bai imprinted Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire Slash onto a Jade Slip and handed it to Bu Junfeng.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng exchanged sword techniques and studied them while other experts prepared to seal He Gongji. As their enlightenment continued, the First God Child and Dao Child Heaven Sword Peak considered attacking them, while Yu You arrived at Heaven Sword Peak.

• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng exchanged cultivation methods, then focused on studying each other's techniques.
• Lin Bai examined Tang Xiong's sword art and wondered whether it was incomplete, while Bu Junfeng found that his technique required Wu Qisheng's intent.
• Crimson Lotus Sword, Old Wen, and Lin Bai arrived and decided that Lin Bai and Crimson Lotus Sword would seal He Gongji together.
• Yu You arrived on a flying sword, which returned to Lin Bai's body after she landed.
• Dao Child Heaven Sword Peak urged the First God Child to attack Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng while they were absorbed in enlightenment.

Daoist Wu Qisheng urged the First God Child to kill Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng while they were in enlightenment, and the First God Child and Daoist Heaven Sword Peak attacked Bu Junfeng. Bu Junfeng’s Crimson Lotus Sword Intent repelled them, and Lin Bai condemned the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace as the attackers faced the others’ anger.

• Daoist Wu Qisheng proposed joining forces with the First God Child to kill Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng while they were vulnerable.
• The First God Child decided to target Bu Junfeng because Old Wen would prevent an easy attack on Lin Bai.
• The First God Child and Daoist Heaven Sword Peak struck Bu Junfeng from behind, but his Crimson Lotus Sword Intent blasted them away and injured them.
• Bu Junfeng drove the First God Child and Daoist Heaven Sword Peak away and denounced their ambush as dishonorable.
• Lin Bai checked on Bu Junfeng, then challenged Daoist Wu Qisheng over the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s conduct.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng exchanged techniques at Heaven Sword Peak, and Lin Bai demonstrated how he had adapted Bu Junfeng’s Finger of Heaven’s Gaze and developed his own Dao Domain. The chapter ended as Lin Bai combined his mystic arts into a giant palm to show Bu Junfeng.

• Bu Junfeng demonstrated a sword technique based on Lin Bai’s Crimson Lotus Sword Intent, giving Lin Bai insight into its potential.
• Lin Bai thanked Bu Junfeng and demonstrated his version of Finger of Heaven’s Gaze, which he transformed into the Heaven-Gazing Sword Finger.
• Lin Bai revealed that he had created another mystic art and unleashed a ten-thousand-mile Dao Domain called the Heaven Swallowing Domain.
• Lin Bai displayed Spring Thunder, Setting Sun, Flower Burial, and Biting Winter, then combined them with Finger of Heaven’s Gaze into five enormous fingers that formed a giant palm.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng exchanged Mystic Arts and Dao Arts at Heaven Sword Peak, helping each other develop their techniques. After three months of discussion, Bu Junfeng offered to perfect the first four moves of Lin Bai’s sword art, while Lin Bai agreed to complete the final four moves of Bu Junfeng’s Finger of Heaven’s Gaze.

• Lin Bai used Palm Dimension to shatter the Dao Domain’s space, revealing hidden Devil Realm martial artists, then restored the area without confronting them.
• Lin Bai demonstrated his newly comprehended sword technique, and Bu Junfeng named it the Crimson Lotus Myriad Sword Seal.
• Bu Junfeng demonstrated his self-created Void Walk, astonishing Lin Bai, Dao Child Yu You, Saint Child Mu Huo, and the others.
• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng spent three months demonstrating and refining their self-created Mystic Arts and Dao Arts, while the observers gained insights.
• Bu Junfeng said Lin Bai’s first three sword techniques were nearing a complete system and offered to perfect the first four moves; Lin Bai agreed to complete the final four moves of Bu Junfeng’s Finger of Heaven’s Gaze.

After six months of exchanging techniques, Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng perfected several sword and finger arts and discussed leaving their duties to travel across the realms. The chapter ended with the two considering journeys to the Heavenly Realm, Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, and Netherworld.

• Lin Bai refined his first four sword moves, renaming Zhu Xian as the Crimson Lotus Zhu Xian Sword and developing the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire Slash, Life-Creating Domain Palm, and Crimson Lotus Myriad Sword Seal.
• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng exchanged insights, with Lin Bai helping Bu Junfeng develop Sword Art Annihilation and Bu Junfeng helping Lin Bai improve his techniques.
• Lin Bai extrapolated Bu Junfeng's Finger of Heaven's Gaze into a set of four finger arts, including Star Shattering Finger and Karma Finger, which could combine into Sword Art Annihilation.
• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng drank bitter wine together after ending their discourse on the Dao, and Bu Junfeng suggested they resign from their responsibilities and travel.
• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng discussed visiting the Heavenly Realm, Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, and Netherworld to explore their mysteries.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng discussed their missing pasts and the ties between the Soul Refining Sect, the Corpse Refinement Sect, and the Heaven Swallowing Race. Bu Junfeng asked whether they could remain friends despite serving opposing sides, while Lin Bai faced the danger of entering the Seven Realms of the Heavens.

• Bu Junfeng told Lin Bai that he had appeared as an adult Dao Realm martial artist with no memories of his birth, childhood, relatives, or past, and that he had searched the Northern Region for what he had lost.
• Bu Junfeng said the Soul Refining Sect, the Corpse Refinement Sect, and another sect's inherited arts all bore traces of the Heaven Swallowing Race's Devouring Power, though he could not determine their exact connection.
• Bu Junfeng explained that news about the Heaven Swallowing Race was erased in both the Devil Realm and the Spirit Realm, leaving little evidence in ancient records.
• Bu Junfeng said the Soul Refining Sect had treated him courteously so far but still held things back from him, and Lin Bai recognized that neither could freely choose his fate.
• Bu Junfeng warned that the Giant God Race would discover and try to annihilate Lin Bai if he entered the Seven Realms of the Heavens, then asked whether they could remain friends despite serving different masters.

After half a year discussing the Dao with Bu Junfeng on Heaven Sword Peak, Northern Region and the others emerged to find Chu's army waiting outside Four Gloom City to take him back. Northern Region agreed to return to Chu with Heaven Sword Peak, leaving the Four Gloom Demon Palace and Chu's intentions unresolved.

• Bu Junfeng ended the discussion of the Dao, removed the sealing formation around Heaven Sword Peak, and led the group out into the snowstorm.
• Heaven Sword Peak appeared with an army from Prince Liang's Estate and announced that he had come under Prince Liang's orders to bring Song Shunhua home.
• Prince Qin objected that Northern Region was the Four Gloom Demon Palace's Imperial Son, while Heaven Sword Peak insisted that Song Shunhua return to Chu.
• Northern Region stepped forward and told Prince Qin that he would return to Chu with Heaven Sword Peak for a visit.
• Heaven Sword Peak halted the army's advance as Northern Region agreed to go with him, and Lin Bai warned that Northern Region's people would grow anxious if he delayed returning.

Lin Bai and his companions arrived at Horizon Pass, where Chu had prepared formidable defenses against the Northern Region. The Northern Region Prince's steward brought Lin Bai and Prince Qin to the City Lord's Mansion to wait for the Prince, while Old Wen and Dao Child Yu You were assigned lodgings.

• Old Wen told Lin Bai that they had expected the Imperial Son's return and had agreed to let him come back.
• Lin Bai and the others traveled to Horizon Pass, where they saw Chu's heavily fortified border city and its strict wartime preparations.
• Lu Xiong and Prince Qin led the returning army through the pass's defenses and into the city.
• The Northern Region Prince's steward welcomed Lin Bai and Prince Qin and arranged lodgings for Old Wen and Dao Child Yu You.
• The steward led Lin Bai and Prince Qin to the study to wait while the Northern Region Prince discussed military affairs.

Lin Bai questioned Prince Liang about the Zhao Xing Office’s announcement that he had betrayed Chu, and learned how the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s scheme turned rumors into public condemnation. Prince Liang explained that one Zhao Xing Office commander had declared Lin Bai a traitor without authorization, and the story left Lin Bai confronting the injustice and the Office’s compromised credibility.

• Lin Bai asked Prince Liang why the Zhao Xing Office had announced that he betrayed Chu Emperor of the Devil Realm.
• Prince Liang recounted that rumors about Lin Bai spread after Ji Canghai abducted him from Seven Nights Divine Sect territory and took him to Nine Underworlds City.
• The imperial clan ordered the Zhao Xing Office to investigate Lin Bai’s origins, but one commander publicly declared him a traitor without reporting to the Office.
• The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace announced that Lin Bai had joined it and become its Imperial Son, intensifying public resentment and damaging the Zhao Xing Office’s credibility.
• Prince Liang said Chu had been unable to respond effectively because its attention was fixed on the Northern Region’s army, while Lin Bai recognized the Palace’s plan to keep him trapped.