Recaps

Lin Bai learned that his thousand-victory battle required him to defeat the Twelve Reincarnation Envoys to earn his freedom, while losing meant death or a life serving the Reincarnation Field. He resolved to knock them all down, and the battle began when Xing You attacked.

• Xing Shu explained that Lin Bai had to defeat the Twelve Reincarnation Envoys to leave, while losing left him the choice of joining them or dying.
• Lin Bai considered whether he could escape after joining the envoys, then concluded he had to defeat them all.
• Lin Bai drew the Demon Sword, signaling his resolve as the Twelve Reincarnation Envoys prepared to fight and spectators watched.
• Lin Bai told Xing Shu he would adapt to circumstances and said he planned to knock every envoy flat.
• Xing You launched the first attack against Lin Bai with a force like collapsing mountains and overturning seas.

Xing You attacked Lin Bai with his Light Splitting Intent and initially knocked him down, but Lin Bai revealed his Ten-Step Kill technique and nearly slew him. Xing Shu rescued Xing You at the last moment, leaving Lin Bai facing both the danger of the interrupted duel and the interference of another opponent.

• Xing You unleashed a storm of black lightning and wind, then blasted Lin Bai over five hundred meters with the explosive power of his Light Splitting Intent.
• Bai Hou identified Xing You as the former Light Emperor, while Bai Ling claimed he could kill him within a hundred moves.
• Lin Bai told Xing You that he had also cultivated a light-based Intent and charged in, intending to draw him within ten steps.
• Xing Hai warned that Lin Bai's Ten-Step Kill made the space within ten steps an absolute domain, but Xing You continued closing in.
• Lin Bai unleashed Ten-Step Kill and slashed toward Xing You's throat, but Xing Shu emerged from underground and dragged Xing You out of the sword's path.

Lin Bai fought the Twelve Reincarnation Envoys and was overwhelmed by their coordinated attacks, so he used their confidence against them. He forced Xing She and Xing Shu to concede, then turned to face the remaining envoys.

• Xing Shu intervened to save Xing You from Lin Bai’s near-fatal sword strike.
• The Twelve Reincarnation Envoys revealed that Xing You had been testing Lin Bai and attacked him together.
• The envoys battered Lin Bai until he decided to lure them into his ten-step absolute domain.
• Lin Bai baited Xing She into striking him from behind, then trapped her and Xing Shu with simultaneous sword attacks.
• Xing She and Xing Shu conceded, and Lin Bai turned toward the remaining Reincarnation Envoys.

Lin Bai forced Xing She and Xing Shu out of the arena with a twin-sword attack, then faced Xing Mo’s Pocket Trapping Immortal Formation and the assault of Xing Hu and Xing You. He shattered the formation, drove Xing You to surrender, and sent Xing Hu flying, though Xing Hu survived by blocking with his ax.

• Lin Bai used two swords to force Xing She and Xing Shu out of the arena, revealing his Twin-Sword Style to Xing Hai and Xing Long.
• Xing Mo trapped Lin Bai in the Pocket Trapping Immortal Formation and sent Xing Hu and Xing You to attack him.
• Lin Bai unleashed black light from his sword and shattered Xing Mo’s formation in an instant.
• Xing You surrendered and left the arena, while Xing Hu blocked Lin Bai’s Ten-Step Kill with his ax and was sent flying.
• Xing Hu complained about Xing Mo’s formation, and Xing Mo angrily admitted that Lin Bai had broken through it instantly.

Lin Bai shattered Xing Mo’s formations and defeated Xing Hu, bringing the number of Reincarnation Envoys he had beaten to five. As Xing Niu, Xing Hou, Xing Wu, and Xing Tu launched a combined assault, Lin Bai faced the next challenge.

• Xing Mo activated 108 powerful formations, but Lin Bai destroyed them with one sword strike, and Xing Mo admitted defeat.
• Lin Bai attacked Xing Hu and shattered his axe with a barrage of sword strikes; Xing Hu surrendered before Lin Bai’s Ten-Step Kill could reach him.
• With Xing She, Xing Shu, Xing Mo, Xing You, and Xing Hu defeated, Lin Bai faced the seven remaining Reincarnation Envoys.
• Xing Niu, Xing Hou, and Xing Wu attacked Lin Bai with overwhelming force, and Xing Tu joined them with twin blades.

Lin Bai used his hidden Hundred-Step Kill to turn back the combined attack of five Reincarnation Envoys and force them all to surrender. The spectators were left stunned, while Bai Ling suspected Lin Bai had deliberately concealed the technique until the five were caught off guard.

• Xing Wu, Xing Hou, Xing Tu, Xing Niu, and Xing Xu attacked Lin Bai from five directions, believing their combined force would defeat him.
• Lin Bai revealed his sword intent and challenged the five to kill him, then vanished as he unleashed the second layer of Ten-Step Sword, Hundred-Step Kill.
• Lin Bai's sword struck at all five Reincarnation Envoys, breaking Xing Niu's defense and reaching each of their throats.
• Xing Niu, Xing Tu, Xing Wu, Xing Hou, and Xing Xu each surrendered to escape Lin Bai's sword.
• The spectators and Bai Huang, Bai Hou, and Bai Ling were stunned, and Bai Ling wondered whether Lin Bai had hidden his technique to catch the five off guard.

Lin Bai defeated Xing Hou and the other Reincarnation Envoys, while Xing Hai surrendered without fighting and left Xing Long as his final opponent in the Thousand-Victory Battle. Xing Long drew the Mountain River Sword and revealed that he knew the full extent of Lin Bai’s sword arts and intents.

• Lin Bai’s sword strike forced Xing Hou, Xing Niu, Xing Wu, Xing Xu, and Xing Tu to surrender, and Xing She and Xing Hu mocked them afterward.
• Xing She and Xing Hu pointed out Xing Hai and Xing Long as Lin Bai’s remaining opponents, warning that Xing Long was the greater threat.
• Xing Hai surrendered without fighting and explained that he had recognized Lin Bai was too strong, while trusting Xing Long to face him alone.
• Xing Long told Lin Bai why Xing Hai had surrendered, then drew the Mountain River Sword and described its origins and forging material.
• Xing Long praised Lin Bai’s swordsmanship and named the sword arts and intents he had mastered, surprising Lin Bai by revealing he had also heard about Lin Bai’s Slaughter Intent.

Xing Long explained the nature of the Slaughter Intent, helping Lin Bai realize that it arose from the intent to kill within one's heart. When Xing Long challenged him to fight for his freedom, Lin Bai awakened the Slaughter Intent and attacked him.

• Lin Bai questioned Xing Long after he recognized the origins of several sword arts and martial intents.
• Xing Long described slaughter in many forms and told Lin Bai to ask himself what slaughter meant.
• Lin Bai realized that his earlier battle lacked the intent to kill, and understood that the Slaughter Intent began in the heart and manifested through blood.
• Xing Long demanded that Lin Bai kill him if he wanted freedom, and Lin Bai's killing intent awakened the Slaughter Intent across the Reincarnation Field.
• Lin Bai attacked Xing Long with the Aurora Intent, but Xing Long shattered his attacks and countered with a fierce sword thrust.

Lin Bai and Xing Long clashed with their Slaughter Intents and fought fiercely in the Reincarnation Field. Xing Long unleashed Life Severing Sword Qi, and Lin Bai recognized it as matching the sword marks in Heaven Rank 9527's room, but Xing Long did not explain the connection.

• Xing Long revealed his Slaughter Intent and attacked Lin Bai, insisting that Lin Bai would remain a slave in the Reincarnation Field.
• Lin Bai declared that he had to leave to find his parents and avenge Ye Suxin, then unleashed his own Slaughter Intent against Xing Long.
• Lin Bai and Xing Long fought as their sword strikes scarred the Reincarnation Field, while Bai Ling watched and admitted he would need to fight them to know whether he could win.
• Xing Long called for the fight to decide victory and defeat, then unleashed Life Severing Sword Qi.
• Lin Bai recognized that Xing Long's sword strike matched the marks in Heaven Rank 9527's room and asked what connection Xing Long had to it, but Xing Long did not answer.

Lin Bai defeated Xing Long in the final battle of the Reincarnation Field’s Thousand-Victory Battle and won his freedom, though he failed to learn whether Xing Long had left the sword scars in Room Heaven Rank 9527. The Demon Emperor and Eight Sovereigns invited Lin Bai to a banquet, and Xing Hai warned him that the factions would try to recruit him and that the gathering was a trap.

• Lin Bai used the Ancient God Scripture to withstand Xing Long’s sword and met his attack with Hundred-Step Kill, and their clash left the arena buried in dust.
• When the dust cleared, Lin Bai was standing and Xing Long lay gravely wounded, conceding the battle and declaring Lin Bai free to leave.
• Lin Bai asked Xing Long whether he had made the sword scars in Room Heaven Rank 9527, but Xing Long left without answering.
• Xing Hai and the other Reincarnation Envoys revealed that Xing Long had been the first of them and that he could not leave the Reincarnation Field, but Xing Hai refused to explain why.
• A eunuch invited Lin Bai to a banquet hosted by the Demon Emperor and Eight Sovereigns, and Xing Hai warned him that the gathering was a Hongmen banquet.

After winning his freedom from the Reincarnation Field, Lin Bai was welcomed to the imperial capital as the Demon Emperor tried to recruit him and kept him under watch. The Demon Emperor and the Eight Kings summoned him to a banquet at Star Invitation Palace, where Lin Bai expected their competing factions to make their moves.

• Lin Bai left the Reincarnation Field after defeating the Twelve Reincarnation Envoys, earning the title Thousand-Win King and drawing the Demon Race experts’ awe.
• A eunuch took Lin Bai to Sword Washing Manor, a residence the Demon Emperor had prepared for him beside the imperial capital.
• Lin Bai recovered from his injuries and consolidated his Slaughter Intent during his stay at the manor.
• Lin Bai realized the eunuch was monitoring him on the Demon Emperor’s orders and that the emperor intended to prevent him from leaving the Han Hai Demon Kingdom.
• The eunuch invited Lin Bai to the banquet jointly hosted by the Demon Emperor and the Eight Kings at Star Invitation Palace.

At a banquet hosted by the Demon Emperor, Lin Bai tried to leave the Han Hai Demon Kingdom but learned that the rulers might not let him return to human territory. Eagle Emperor offered him protection and cultivation resources in exchange for a hundred years of allegiance, and Lin Bai was left weighing his options as Bai Ling and Jiang Jing approached.

• The Demon Emperor welcomed Lin Bai to Star Invitation Palace and granted his request to leave, while Eagle Emperor hinted that departing might not be so easy.
• Lin Bai spotted Bai Huang, Bai Ling, and his Senior Brother Jiang Jing among the rulers; Jiang Jing silently signaled him not to act rashly.
• Eagle Emperor offered Lin Bai cultivation resources and protection from rival factions if he pledged allegiance to the Sky Eagle Demon Clan for a hundred years.
• Eagle Emperor warned that Lin Bai could not safely leave the imperial capital and that the rulers might kill him rather than let him return to human territory.
• Lin Bai asked for time to consider Eagle Emperor's offer, and Bai Ling and Jiang Jing approached him to ask how he would choose.

Jiang Jing revealed that he was a half-demon whose human father and White Snake Clan mother had been executed, and Lin Bai chose to trust him. Jiang Jing planned to help Lin Bai and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples escape the Han Hai Demon Kingdom, while Lin Bai kept the demon factions’ offers undecided.

• Bai Ling offered Lin Bai twice whatever the Sky Eagle Demon Clan could provide and urged him to consider joining the White Snake Clan.
• Jiang Jing admitted that he was half human and half demon, described his parents’ deaths and his escape to the human dynasties, and explained how he joined the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
• Lin Bai said he believed Jiang Jing, and Jiang Jing warned him not to accept or reject any demon faction’s offer because either choice could put his life in danger.
• Jiang Jing told Lin Bai that disciples from Immortal Cave Mountain had reached the imperial capital and outlined a plan to escape with them in five days.
• Lin Bai agreed to keep the demon clans and the Demon Emperor waiting, then continued telling their representatives he needed time to consider their invitations.

Lin Bai waited until deep into the night, then killed the Demon Emperor’s guards at Sword Washing Manor and escaped to reunite with Jiang Jing and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples. With the Demon Emperor’s hidden agents outside the manor defeated as well, the group set out to leave the Imperial City and return to the sect.

• For five days, Lin Bai toured the Imperial City with the eunuch, concealing his plans to escape.
• At deep into the night, Lin Bai sensed sword intent and killing intent outside Sword Washing Manor and confronted the eunuch and eighteen imperial guards.
• Lin Bai killed the eunuch and all eighteen guards with one sword, then collected their bodies and left the manor.
• Nie Xiong, Zhuo Lian, Jing Shu, Jiang Jing, Bai Zhan, and the other human experts met Lin Bai outside the manor after defeating the hidden agents there.
• Jiang Jing led the group toward the Imperial City’s outskirts so they could return to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.

Lin Bai and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples tried to escape the Imperial City, but Yang God Realm commander Wan Peng blocked their route. Lin Bai fought Wan Peng while the others battled the Imperial City Patrol Battalion, and his Hundred-Step Kill tore off Wan Peng’s arm as the fight continued.

• Jiang Jing gave Lin Bai Demon Qi Pills to disguise his human aura as the group headed for the southern gate.
• Wan Peng and more than a thousand Imperial City Patrol Battalion soldiers surrounded Lin Bai and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples.
• Lin Bai told the others to break through while he fought Wan Peng, and the disciples charged into battle.
• Lin Bai shattered Wan Peng’s palm attack and struck with Hundred-Step Kill, tearing off one of Wan Peng’s arms.

After Lin Bai severed one of Wan Peng’s arms, the wounded commandery officer summoned Yin Shan and Bai Ling, who revealed that the Sky Eagle Demon Clan, White Snake Clan, and Demon Emperor all wanted Lin Bai to choose a side. Lin Bai refused to submit and prepared to face the three powerful men.

• Lin Bai’s sword, combining Slaughter Intent, Aurora Intent, and Rainstorm Intent, severed one of Wan Peng’s arms, though Wan Peng survived.
• Lin Bai warned Wan Peng to stand aside or die, and Wan Peng called for Yin Shan and Bai Ling to emerge from hiding.
• Yin Shan offered Lin Bai the Sky Eagle Demon Clan’s protection if he accepted the Eagle Emperor’s conditions, while Bai Ling renewed the White Snake Clan’s offer.
• Wan Peng said the Demon Emperor would not let Lin Bai leave the imperial capital until he made his choice, and Yin Shan threatened to kill him if he refused.
• Lin Bai recognized that the three had come to force his decision, rejected their pressure, and raised his demon sword against them.

Lin Bai refused to remain in the Han Hai Demon Kingdom and fought six Yang God Realm experts and Bai Ling as Jiang Jing led his companions toward escape. After his killing intent surged, Lin Bai repelled Fan Jianglong’s spear and beheaded him with one sword.

• Yin Shan and Bai Ling attacked Lin Bai, while Lin Bai ordered Nie Xiong and Zhuo Lian to flee with Jiang Jing.
• Wan Peng summoned Fan Jianglong, Cheng Zhihua, and Lin Lang, and Jiang Jing led the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples through the soldiers toward the imperial capital’s exit.
• Wan Peng revealed the Demon Emperor’s order to kill Lin Bai if he tried to leave, and Yin Shan offered to spare him if he stayed.
• Lin Bai refused to remain in the Han Hai Demon Kingdom and warned the commanders to move aside.
• Fan Jianglong attacked Lin Bai, who knocked away his spear and then beheaded him with a sword strike.

Lin Bai killed Fan Jianglong and Wan Peng while battling the Han Hai Demon Kingdom’s forces, but their counterattacks left him gravely wounded. Meanwhile, Jiang Jing sent the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples toward a damaged teleportation array at Yuanqing Mountain, and the chapter ended with Lin Bai collapsed at the city gates.

• Lin Bai killed Fan Jianglong with a single sword strike, then Yin Shan, Bai Ling, Cheng Zhihua, Lin Lang, and Wan Peng attacked him together.
• The Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples reached the city gates and decided to turn back to aid Dongfang Bai, but Jiang Jing stayed behind and urged them to escape through the teleportation array at Yuanqing Mountain.
• Jiang Jing gave Nie Xiong a map and instructed the disciples to leave if he and Dongfang Bai had not returned within an hour, while warning them to avenge the sect if they died.
• Nie Xiong led the disciples toward Yuanqing Mountain, insisting they had to survive to avenge their fallen companions and rescue the sect’s honor.
• After more than a thousand exchanges against five Yang God Realm experts and Bai Ling, Lin Bai killed Wan Peng with a Hundred-Step Kill sword strike.
• Cheng Zhihua and Lin Lang struck Lin Bai’s back together, shattering his spine and leaving him bloodied on the ground with only a faint aura.

Lin Bai survived a deadly attack from Bai Ling, but Bai Ling wounded him with the broken Poseidon Halberd. Jiang Jing rescued Lin Bai with a Universe Shift Talisman, leaving their fate unknown as they vanished before the Imperial City.

• Bai Ling decided to kill Lin Bai rather than let him join the White Snake Clan, then attacked him while he was gravely wounded.
• Lin Bai countered Bai Ling with his three fused layers of Intent, leaving Bai Ling badly injured despite his block.
• Bai Ling hurled the broken Poseidon Halberd, which shattered the Demon Sword’s defenses and pierced Lin Bai’s shoulder.
• Bai Ling threw the Poseidon Halberd again, but Jiang Jing arrived, grabbed Lin Bai, and activated a Universe Shift Talisman.
• The talisman transported Lin Bai and Jiang Jing away as the Poseidon Halberd struck, leaving Yin Shan, Bai Ling, Cheng Zhihua, and Lin Lang to find the bloodied wasteland before the Imperial City.

Lin Bai escaped the imperial capital with the dying Jiang Jing, who entrusted him with the swords of fallen Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples and urged him to return to human territory. Lin Bai reunited with the surviving disciples at Yuanqing Mountain and carried Jiang Jing through the teleportation array, leaving the Han Hai Demon Kingdom and vowing revenge.

• Lin Bai found Jiang Jing gravely wounded after they escaped, and Jiang Jing told him to regroup with the disciples and return to human territory.
• Jiang Jing gave Lin Bai a Storage Bag containing the collected swords of their fallen fellow disciples and asked him to avenge them before dying.
• At Yuanqing Mountain, Nie Xiong ordered the disciples to activate the teleportation array, but they waited until Lin Bai arrived carrying Jiang Jing's body.
• Lin Bai told the disciples they were going home, and they entered the array and vanished from the Han Hai Demon Kingdom.
• Bai Zhan and the one-armed veteran followed through the array, which collapsed after transporting them.

Lin Bai and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples returned from the Han Hai Demon Kingdom to the Furnace Mountain Range and set off for their sect. As the sect’s annual recruitment was underway, Lin Bai’s group arrived at the Reaching Heaven Stairway and announced their return.

• Lin Bai led more than ninety Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples out of a vortex in the Furnace Mountain Range, carrying the corpse of Dongfang Bai.
• Nie Xiong recognized the Furnace Mountain Range, and Lin Bai ordered him to guide the group back to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
• Brother Zhang recognized the returning disciples’ bloodied state and heard that the man carrying the corpse might be Dongfang Bai, whose disappearance had sparked a year-long conflict between the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect and Ten Thousand Demons Valley.
• Wen Jiang and another young man reached the front of the recruitment line and prepared to climb the Reaching Heaven Stairway.
• Lin Bai’s group descended onto the Reaching Heaven Stairway, and the disciples joyfully declared that they had returned.

Lin Bai and the returning inner sect disciples reached the Reaching Heaven Staircase during the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect’s outer sect recruitment, where Wen Jiang accused them of cutting in line. After Peng Yu recognized them as inner sect disciples, Luo Xuan urged him to judge applicants by their virtue, and Peng Yu expelled Wen Jiang and more than a dozen others.

• Lin Bai and the others arrived at the Reaching Heaven Staircase, where Wen Jiang and the applicants waiting for disciple recruitment accused them of cutting in line.
• Nie Xiong explained that the third month was when the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect recruited outer sect disciples, but Lin Bai continued up the staircase.
• Wen Jiang called on Elder Peng Yu to punish the group, but Peng Yu recognized their inner sect clothing and bowed respectfully to them.
• Luo Xuan told Peng Yu to assess applicants’ virtue and purge the unworthy before catching up with Lin Bai.
• Peng Yu declared Wen Jiang and more than a dozen other applicants unqualified and sent them away.

Lin Bai and more than seventy Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples went to Ningwu Mountain to confront Zhu Lie and avenge their fellow disciples. Zhu Lie was away training, and Gui Jing arrived to stop the fighting before recognizing Lin Bai.

• Lin Bai led the disciples toward the Zhu Family’s base at Ningwu Mountain, despite Zhuo Lian’s warning about the sect’s rules.
• Nie Xiong challenged Gu Ziyun, and Lin Bai demanded to know where Zhu Lie was.
• Nie Xiong defeated Gu Ziyun with one sword and warned the Zhu Family disciples not to interfere.
• Gu Ziyun revealed that Zhu Lie had left to train and would not return for another seven days.
• Gui Jing descended from the clouds to stop the private fight and recognized Lin Bai as Dongfang Bai.

Lin Bai returned to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect with the seventy-two survivors of the East Shuang City mission and revealed that Zhu Lie and the Zhu Family had sold them to the Han Hai Demon Kingdom. After Lin Bai exposed the Zhu Family’s crimes, Gui Jing left to report them to the Sword Paragon, while Lin Bai warned that he would act if the sect delayed.

• Gui Jing found Lin Bai and the returning disciples at Ningwu Mountain, where Lin Bai split the mountain with one sword and warned Zhu Lie to prepare for death.
• Lin Bai and the seventy-two sword cultivators went to Small Spirit Creek, where Gui Jing saw Jiang Jing’s corpse and asked what had happened in East Shuang City.
• Lin Bai told Gui Jing that Zhu Lie and the Zhu Family had conspired with Crushing Mountain Demon Saint to capture the disciples and sell them to the White Snake clan.
• Lin Bai explained that most disciples had died in the Reincarnation Field or as slaves, and that only the seventy-two survivors had returned.
• Gui Jing revealed that the Zhu Family could suppress reports through its ties to the Sword Paragon and the Litian Dynasty’s emperor, then left to report the matter.
• Lin Bai warned Gui Jing that he would kill Zhu Lie and the Zhu Family himself if the sect acted too slowly.

Lin Bai gathered the surviving sword cultivators to mourn their fallen companions and vowed revenge before leading them to exchange the demon beast corpses they had collected for Contribution Points. At Treasure Seeking Tower, their East Shuang City mission shocked Elder Zhang Ji and the Yellow Robe Disciples who had mocked them.

• Lin Bai and the seventy-one survivors honored Jiang Jing and the other dead, swearing to avenge them against Zhu Lie, the Zhu Family, Crushing Mountain Demon Saint, and Ten Thousand Demons Valley.
• Lin Bai met Bai Zhan and the other veterans, who chose to leave and return to their home dynasties, and promised they could seek his help later.
• Lin Bai led the seventy-two sword cultivators from Small Spirit Creek to Treasure Seeking Tower to exchange their demon beast corpses for Contribution Points.
• Yellow Robe Disciples shoved past Lin Bai's group and mocked them after receiving seven million Contribution Points apiece, so Nie Xiong challenged them to watch his mission exchange.
• Elder Zhang Ji inspected Nie Xiong's Jade Slip, recognized the forbidden East Shuang City mission, and stared at him in shock.