Recaps

Lin Bai revealed his identity and fought Su Cang while the Necro Curse ravaged his body. He unleashed his full strength to defeat Su Cang, and Long Lingxiao ordered Batian to capture him alive.

• The Azure Dragon Hall erupted when everyone learned that Lin Bai was Dongfang Bai, and Su Cang attacked the wounded Ji Bei.
• Lin Bai knocked Su Cang back and rescued Ji Bei, but the Necro Curse weakened him and began rotting his body.
• Lin Bai told Ji Bei that the poison had entered his marrow and that he would not live another half year, then urged him to leave.
• Su Cang attacked Lin Bai, who stopped suppressing the Necro Curse and used the Four Gods Sword Slash to batter Su Cang.
• Lin Bai sent Su Cang flying and charged to finish him, while Long Lingxiao ordered Batian to capture Lin Bai alive.

Lin Bai was left gravely wounded after Long Ba interrupted his attempt to kill Su Cang, and Ji Bei stepped in to protect him. Jian Xuan of the Spirit Sword Sect appeared and promised to take over the fight.

• Long Ba struck Lin Bai with a powerful sword attack, leaving him unable to stand, and rescued Su Cang.
• Su Cang mocked Lin Bai and urged Long Ba to cripple and capture him.
• Ji Bei charged at Long Ba to protect Lin Bai, but Long Ba was suddenly blasted a thousand meters away when their attacks met.
• Jian Xuan appeared behind Ji Bei, revealed his identity, and told Lin Bai to leave the situation to him.

Jian Xuan returned to avenge the Spirit Sword Sect and overwhelmed Su Cang and Long Ba, while Tie Haitang and the Dragon Hunter Alliance arrived to protect Lin Bai. As Tie Haitang battled the emperor of the Su Dynasty, the Sect Leaders of the Celestial Net Sect and Burning Heart Sect prepared to attack Lin Bai with Dragon Emperor’s approval.

• Jian Xuan arrived at the Azure Dragon Empire and attacked Su Cang, then defeated Long Ba with two sword strikes.
• Jian Xuan fought Su Cang and Long Ba together and overpowered them.
• The emperor of the Su Dynasty charged at Lin Bai, but Tie Haitang struck him back with her flaming spear and introduced herself as the Land of Exile’s Dragon Hunter Alliance leader.
• Gao Lin, Yang Qing, and tens of thousands of Dragon Hunter Alliance experts revealed themselves and gathered behind Tie Haitang.
• Tie Haitang began fighting the emperor of the Su Dynasty while Gao Lin and Yang Qing protected Lin Bai.
• The Sect Leaders of the Celestial Net Sect and Burning Heart Sect agreed to attack Lin Bai after Dragon Emperor promised to back them and asked that Lin Bai be left alive.

Bai Xiaoxiao arrived in the Azure Dragon Empire and stopped the Sect Master of Celestial Net Sect from killing Lin Bai. She declared herself Emperor Xiao of Divine Martial Nation and threatened war against Celestial Net Sect and Burning Heart Sect for attacking her husband.

• The Sect Masters of Celestial Net Sect and Burning Heart Sect attacked Lin Bai, while Yang Qingyun and Gao Lin stood between them and Lin Bai.
• The Sect Master of Burning Heart Sect unleashed Inferno Dragon Nine Transformations against the Land of Exile martial artists as the Sect Master of Celestial Net Sect struck at Lin Bai with Celestial Net Great Hand Seal.
• Tie Haitang and Jian Xuan tried to reach Lin Bai, but the Emperor of Su Dynasty, Su Cang, and Long Ba blocked them.
• Bai Xiaoxiao appeared above Lin Bai and sent the Sect Master of Celestial Net Sect crashing into the ground with one palm.
• Bai Xiaoxiao identified herself as Emperor Xiao of Divine Martial Nation and declared that her army would destroy Celestial Net Sect and Burning Heart Sect for attacking Lin Bai.

Su Xianmei brought Mo Qing to Lin Bai, and Mo Qing began using a Poison-Feeding Sword to remove the Necro Curse. As the Dragon Emperor tried to stop the cure, the Sect Leader Sword Reverent cut through his power, leaving the two supreme experts facing each other.

• Bai Xiaoxiao declared that the Divine Martial Nation would move against the Burning Heart Sect and the Celestial Net Sect.
• Su Xianmei joined Lin Bai and introduced Mo Qing, who confirmed he could cure Lin Bai’s Necro Curse.
• Mo Qing stabbed Lin Bai with his Poison-Feeding Sword and began drawing the Necro Curse out of his body.
• Long Lingxiao, Su Cang, and the Dragon Emperor urged that Lin Bai’s cure be stopped.
• The Sect Leader Sword Reverent severed the Dragon Emperor’s power, and the two experts locked eyes.

Sword Reverent intervened when the Dragon Emperor moved to kill Lin Bai, and the two fought inside Azure Dragon Hall. While Mo Qing treated Lin Bai’s poison, Qin Wuyan attacked him, and the chapter ended with a dust cloud concealing whether Lin Bai had survived.

• Sword Reverent refused to let the Dragon Emperor kill Lin Bai and challenged the Azure Dragon Empire’s threat to Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
• Qin Wuyan left Azure Dragon Hall to kill Lin Bai while the Dragon Emperor drew the Divine Sword Soaring Dragon and clashed with Sword Reverent, who wielded the Immortal Sword Eclosion.
• Lin Bai urged Mo Qing to purge his poison, worrying that his troubles had dragged Reaching Heaven Sword Sect into the conflict.
• Qin Wuyan struck Lin Bai, Su Xianmei, and Mo Qing with a massive palm, and the onlookers sensed no life force within the dust cloud.

Mo Qing dispelled Lin Bai’s Necro Curse, and Lin Bai returned to the fight, killing the emperor of the Su Dynasty with one sword. He then challenged Long Ba and shattered the first form of the Dragon Slayer Sword with his flying sword.

• Qin Wuyan’s palm seemed to kill Lin Bai, Su Xianmei, and Mo Qing, but Lin Bai survived and revealed that Mo Qing had dispelled the poison in his body.
• Qin Wuyan attacked Lin Bai with the Void Seal, but Lin Bai cleaved it apart and sent him flying.
• The emperor of the Su Dynasty charged at Mo Qing, and Lin Bai intercepted him and killed him with one sword.
• Lin Bai confronted Long Ba over what had happened at Divine Relic Ridge and attacked him.
• Long Ba used the first form of the Dragon Slayer Sword, but Lin Bai’s flying sword broke its strike with the Primal Chaos Unification Sword Formation.

Lin Bai killed Long Ba and then faced Su Cang and three sect leaders, who joined forces to attack him. Empowered by the second volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art, Lin Bai defeated them one by one, leaving Su Cang as the remaining target.

• Lin Bai killed Long Ba with a swift sword strike despite Long Ba’s plea for the Dragon Emperor to save him.
• Su Cang urged the Celestial Net Sect Master, the Burning Heart Sect Master, and Qin Wuyan to join forces against Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai declined Tie Haitang’s offer of help and used the second volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art to raise his strength.
• Lin Bai destroyed the Burning Heart Sect Master’s divine flame dragon and beheaded him, then killed the Celestial Net Sect Master before he could unleash his martial soul.
• Lin Bai shattered Qin Wuyan’s Firmament Seal with the Azure Wood Divine Lightning Sword and killed him with a strike through the chest.

Lin Bai killed the Emperor of the Su Dynasty, the Celestial Net Sect Master, the Burning Heart Sect Master, Long Ba, and Qin Wuyan, then Jian Xuan executed Su Cang. After the Sword Venerable was thrown from Azure Dragon Hall, Lin Bai faced Long Lingxiao, who wielded the King Grade Spirit Artifact Violet Dragon, and refused to retreat.

• Lin Bai slew the Emperor of the Su Dynasty, the Celestial Net Sect Master, the Burning Heart Sect Master, Long Ba, and Qin Wuyan, leaving the onlookers stunned.
• Lin Bai crippled Su Cang and left his fate to Ji Bei and Jian Xuan, but Jian Xuan killed him when he tried to flee.
• The Sword Venerable was hurled from the shattered Azure Dragon Hall, gravely wounded, and warned Lin Bai to escape.
• Long Lingxiao emerged from the ruins wielding Violet Dragon, a King Grade Spirit Artifact that had given him the advantage over the Sword Venerable.
• Lin Bai refused to leave, saying he would kill Long Lingxiao and learn the truth about the Azure Dragon Empire and his parents.

Lin Bai confronted the Dragon Emperor, who wielded the King Grade Spirit Artifact Violet Dragon Sword and overwhelmed him with powerful swordsmanship. Even after transforming into a hundred-zhang Giant God, Lin Bai was badly wounded by the Dragon Emperor’s Dragon Slaying swordplay, leaving him in danger of being killed.

• Su Xianmei followed Lin Bai to face the Dragon Emperor, telling Bai Xiaoxiao that the battle ahead was hers and Lin Bai’s.
• The Dragon Emperor revealed that his dantian and divine pill were injured and demanded Lin Bai cripple his own in exchange for sparing his allies.
• The Dragon Emperor attacked with the Violet Dragon Sword and defeated Lin Bai’s sword techniques, sending him flying with a severe chest wound.
• Lin Bai used Giant God Power to transform into a hundred-zhang giant and fought back against the Dragon Emperor.
• The Dragon Emperor used Dragon Slaying’s First Form, Three Foot Edge, to cut open Lin Bai’s giant body and leave him badly wounded.

Lin Bai was defeated by the Dragon Emperor, who demanded the location of a mysterious fragment that could restore his cultivation. Just as the Dragon Emperor moved to cripple Lin Bai, Su Xianmei, Xun Zhizang, and Su Yanhua revealed their ties to Eastern Continent Kunxu and confronted him.

• The Dragon Emperor wounded Lin Bai until he could no longer maintain his giant god form, then demanded to know where the Spirit Sword Sect fragment was.
• Lin Bai said an expert had taken the fragment away, but the Dragon Emperor refused to believe him and threatened to search the Myriad Kingdoms Domain after crippling him.
• A powerful sword beam struck the Dragon Emperor back as he tried to stab Lin Bai, and mist sealed off the Azure Dragon Hall ruins.
• Su Xianmei revealed that she was from Eastern Continent Kunxu, shocking the Dragon Emperor.
• Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua stepped forward and identified themselves as people from Eastern Continent Kunxu.

Lin Bai awakened the Demon Sword's power, learned that Dragon Emperor sought to capture him because he was Lin Duo and Li Subai's son, and defeated Dragon Emperor while trying to search his memories. Dragon Emperor summoned the Ancient Immortal Sect, leaving Lin Bai, Xun Zhizang, and Su Yanhua facing the arrival of its experts.

• Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua appeared and confronted Dragon Emperor, but Lin Bai rose and declared that Dragon Emperor's life was his.
• The Demon Sword healed Lin Bai's wounds and transformed his Azure Wood Divine Lightning into black lightning as he demanded answers about Lin Duo and Li Subai.
• Lin Bai revealed that Lin Duo and Li Subai were his parents, and Dragon Emperor decided to capture him and hand him over to the Ancient Immortal Sect and the Central Sacred Nation.
• Lin Bai overpowered Dragon Emperor with the Demon Sword and began using Soul Search to inspect his memories.
• Dragon Emperor crushed a jade tablet marked Ancient Immortal, summoning the Ancient Immortal Sect's experts and boasting that he would be rewarded.

Lin Bai killed Long Lingxiao before the Ancient Immortal Sect powerhouse arrived, but the gray-robed old man seized the Demon Sword. Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang pointed Lin Bai toward Kunxu for answers about his parents, while the newcomer recognized them as Kunxu remnants.

• The Dragon Emperor summoned an Ancient Immortal Sect powerhouse and tried to hold Lin Bai back, taunting him with claims that he was responsible for Lin Bai’s parents’ fate and Kunxu.
• Lin Bai ignored Su Xianmei’s attempt to pull him away and killed the Dragon Emperor, Long Lingxiao, with Zhu Xian before the powerhouse could save him.
• Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang told Lin Bai that answers lay in Kunxu and directed him to find Lan Ling at the Eastern Continent Academy.
• The gray-robed Ancient Immortal Sect powerhouse arrived, recognized the Demon Sword, and forcibly took it from Lin Bai.
• Xun Zhizang greeted the old man as Zhang Chao, who identified Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua as remnants of Kunxu.

Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua fought Zhang Chao and fled the Azure Dragon Empire, while Lin Bai and his allies took control of the aftermath of Long Lingxiao’s death. Seven days later, Su Xianmei visited Lin Bai with better news, and he asked whether Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua had escaped danger.

• Zhang Chao confronted Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua over Long Lingxiao’s death, and the three battled, destroying the Azure Dragon Empire’s capital.
• Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua escaped the capital together, and Zhang Chao pursued them.
• Lin Bai told Bai Xiaoxiao and the others that Long Lingxiao was dead, while Chu Jiangliu revealed that the Chu Family Army had returned to the capital.
• Bai Xiaoxiao prepared to take advantage of Long Lingxiao’s death, and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect offered its support.
• Lin Bai recovered at the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect’s manor, and seven days later he asked Su Xianmei whether Xun Zhizang and Su Yanhua were safe.

Lin Bai prepared to leave the Myriad Kingdoms Domain for East Continent after learning Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang were safe, while Su Xianmei and Sect Leader Sword Reverent also departed. Before Lin Bai set out, he received the third volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art and reconciled with Ji Bei and Jian Xuan over the Spirit Sword Sect’s losses.

• Su Xianmei told Lin Bai that Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang had escaped their pursuer and urged him to go to East Continent, warning him not to trust anyone in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion except her.
• Su Xianmei left for East Continent, and Lin Bai refused Sect Leader Sword Reverent’s offer to return as the Sword Paragon because he had chosen to pursue his own path there.
• Sect Leader Sword Reverent gave Lin Bai the third volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art and asked him to help recover the two missing volumes in East Continent.
• Sect Leader Sword Reverent led the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples back to their sect the next day.
• Lin Bai apologized to Ji Bei and Jian Xuan for the Spirit Sword Sect’s suffering, but Ji Bei reminded him that Su Cang was their enemy and thanked Lin Bai for avenging the sect.

Lin Bai learned from Jian Xuan about the Eastern Continent Academy, a prestigious school that admitted only geniuses through quotas distributed to each domain. The Myriad Kingdoms Domain received no quotas, leaving Lin Bai to figure out how to enter the academy and find Lan Ling.

• Ji Bei said he planned to rebuild the Spirit Sword Sect in Lingdong, and Lin Bai promised to return with him and help.
• Jian Xuan told Lin Bai that he had trained in the Profound Heaven Domain and planned to visit the Eastern Continent Academy when recruitment began.
• Lin Bai recalled that Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang had told him to find Lan Ling at the academy to learn how to reach Kunxu.
• Jian Xuan described the Profound Heaven Sect's strength and explained that the Profound Heaven Domain was still among the weakest domains in the Eastern Continent.
• Jian Xuan explained that the academy allocated admission quotas according to each domain's strength, while the Myriad Kingdoms Domain received none.
• Lin Bai realized he would need to obtain an admission qualification before he could find Lan Ling at the academy.

Lin Bai learned that Jian Xuan could recommend him to the Profound Heaven Sect, giving him a chance to compete for admission to Eastern Continent Academy. After Mo Qing departed, Lin Bai realized Su Xianmei had secretly arranged help for him and resolved to reach Kunxu to uncover the truth about Lin Duo, Li Subai, and their connections to Su Xianmei and the others.

• Jian Xuan offered to recommend Lin Bai to the Profound Heaven Sect after Lin Bai finished handling matters in Lingnan, and Lin Bai accepted.
• Mo Qing told Lin Bai that Su Xianmei had introduced him to the poison sword and Ice Jade Beast bet that led to his meeting Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai suspected Su Xianmei had deliberately arranged for Mo Qing to help remove Lin Yue's poison and become Lin Bai's ally.
• Mo Qing said he had never heard of the Inverted Yin-Yang Formation and left Lingnan to return to the Poison God Family in Southern Continent.
• Lin Bai reflected on Su Xianmei's protection and resolved to go to Kunxu in Eastern Continent to learn the truth about Lin Duo, Li Subai, and their past.

Lin Bai reunited with Bai Xiaoxiao and learned that she planned to unify eastern Lingnan under the Divine Martial Nation. At court, Shang Lang objected to the planned conquests, and Bai Xiaoxiao declared that Lin Bai would handle the enemy Yang God Realm experts.

• Tie Haitang told Lin Bai she was returning to the Land of Exile to repel the Myriad Demon Holy Kingdom, and Lin Bai said they could meet again in East Continent.
• Bai Xiaoxiao showed Lin Bai her plan to absorb the Su Dynasty, Zhao Dynasty, Cloud Heaven Dynasty, and other eastern Lingnan territories into the Divine Martial Nation.
• Lin Bai told Bai Xiaoxiao he had selected capable people to help her, then spent the night with her.
• Bai Xiaoxiao announced at court that the Divine Martial Nation would prepare to attack the eastern dynasties, and Chu Jiangliu pledged the Chu Family Army.
• Shang Lang and the civil officials urged Bai Xiaoxiao to delay the campaign, but she answered that Lin Bai would deal with the dynasties’ Yang God Realm experts.

Lin Bai gathered the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators to help Divine Martial Nation conquer eastern Lingnan, then recruited Chai Xu to forge weapons and armor from Immaculate Divine Iron. Bai Xiaoxiao planned to equip a hundred-thousand-strong elite army, which would later become known as the Divine Martial War God Battalion.

• Lin Bai summoned Zhuo Lian, Nie Xiong, and the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators to help Divine Martial Nation sweep across Lingnan.
• Bai Xiaoxiao ordered Chu Jiangliu to lead the sword cultivators against the Su Dynasty, the Zhao Dynasty, and other eastern Lingnan dynasties.
• Lin Bai met Chai Xu and offered him about thirty thousand jin of Immaculate Divine Iron to forge weapons for Divine Martial Nation.
• Chai Xu agreed to serve as Divine Martial Nation's chief artifact refiner.
• Bai Xiaoxiao planned to use the Immaculate Divine Iron to equip a hundred-thousand-strong elite army later known as the Divine Martial War God Battalion.

Ji Bei rebuilt the Spirit Sword Sect in Lingdong while Lin Bai hid his survival and visited Ye Suxin before preparing to leave for Dongzhou. As Lin Bai departed, Ye Suxin suddenly opened her eyes.

• Chu Jiangliu led the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators into Lingnan, and the Su Dynasty and Cloud Heaven Dynasty surrendered to the Divine Martial Nation.
• Bai Xiaoxiao and Chai Xu began preparing powerful armor and weapons for a specially formed legion.
• Ji Bei returned to the ruins of the Spirit Sword Sect and summoned its surviving disciples to rebuild it.
• Lin Bai left the rebuilding effort, asked Jian Xuan to manage the sect, and went to his tomb residence to visit Ye Suxin.
• After Jian Xuan told Lin Bai the sect's affairs were settled, Lin Bai planned to meet him at Divine Relic Ridge and travel to the Profound Heaven Domain.
• Lin Bai kissed Ye Suxin goodbye and left the secret chamber, and Ye Suxin suddenly opened her eyes.

Lin Bai traveled with Jian Xuan to the Profound Heaven Sect to join the sect and prepare for the Eastern Continent Academy’s recruitment. After Jian Xuan introduced him at the Affairs Hall, Ding Wulai challenged Lin Bai’s right to enter.

• Lin Bai and Jian Xuan crossed the Profound Heaven Domain and reached the Profound Heaven Mountains after a month of travel.
• Jian Xuan brought Lin Bai to the Profound Heaven Sect’s Affairs Hall and asked Elder Gong Qi to process Lin Bai’s entry.
• Elder Gong Qi agreed to handle Lin Bai’s sect-entry procedures because Jian Xuan was an inner disciple recommending him.
• Ding Wulai mocked Jian Xuan about his destroyed sect in the Myriad Kingdoms Domain and objected to Lin Bai joining the Profound Heaven Sect.

Lin Bai and Jian Xuan tried to complete Lin Bai’s entry into the Profound Heaven Sect, but Ding Wulai forced him to seek qualification at Combat Arena Peak and threatened to keep him out. After Ding Wulai insulted their destroyed sect, Lin Bai stopped enduring his provocations and turned on him with murderous intent.

• Jian Xuan explained that Ding Wulai was an inner sect disciple whose powerful family and brother, Ding Xian-lai, made the elders afraid to oppose him.
• Ding Wulai invoked the sect’s rules to demand that Lin Bai earn entry qualification at Combat Arena Peak, using his grudge against Jian Xuan to obstruct him.
• Jian Xuan confronted Ding Wulai, but Lin Bai restrained him and agreed to follow the rules by going to Combat Arena Peak.
• Ding Wulai and his followers taunted Lin Bai and Jian Xuan, and Ding Wulai threatened to drive both of them from the Profound Heaven Sect.
• Lin Bai declared that he could no longer tolerate Ding Wulai slandering his destroyed sect, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

Lin Bai confronted Ding Wulai after he insulted the ruined Spirit Sword Sect, then went with Jian Xuan to Combat Arena Peak to earn the qualification to enter the Profound Heaven Sect. There, Jian Xuan explained that Ding Wulai’s brother Ding Xian-lai was one of the Profound Heaven Ten Elites, and warned that Lin Bai might have to fight an inner disciple.

• Lin Bai challenged Ding Wulai to meet him at Combat Arena Peak, and Jian Xuan warned Ding Wulai not to provoke him.
• Ding Wulai led his followers toward Combat Arena Peak, while the blue-robed old man stayed out of the dispute.
• Jian Xuan explained that the Profound Heaven Ten Elites held the ten master-taking qualifications for the Eastern Continent Academy, and that Ding Xian-lai ranked near the top.
• Lin Bai and Jian Xuan headed to Combat Arena Peak so Lin Bai could obtain the entry qualification.
• At the crowded Martial Arts Arena, Jian Xuan told Lin Bai that his Yang God Realm cultivation might require him to fight an inner disciple.

Lin Bai sought entry-level qualification on Combat Arena Peak and registered with Elder Wang Jin for the required arena battles. After entering the arena, he faced inner disciple Yu Qinglin, who launched the first attack.

• Jian Xuan explained that Elder Wang Jin decided whether challengers earned qualification, usually after ten consecutive victories.
• Lin Bai asked Wang Jin to register him, reporting fourth-level Yang God Realm cultivation and mid-stage Rainstorm Intent.
• After the arena became vacant, Lin Bai entered and waited for a Profound Heaven Sect disciple to challenge him.
• Yu Qinglin stepped forward, introduced himself as an inner disciple with fourth-level Yang God Realm cultivation and mid-stage Gale Wind Intent, and asked Lin Bai to fight seriously.
• Yu Qinglin attacked Lin Bai with his Stillwind God Fist, empowered by Gale Wind Intent.

Lin Bai defeated Yu Qinglin and six more inner disciples with ease, building a seven-win streak as Jian Xuan hoped he would reach ten victories and gain admission. Ding Wulai sent Hu Yang, a sixth-level Yang God Realm martial artist, to stop him, and Hu Yang prepared to attack.

• Lin Bai dodged Yu Qinglin’s fist and defeated him with one palm, prompting Yu Qinglin to concede.
• A Yang God Realm martial artist explained that Lin Bai had surpassed Yu Qinglin in both intent and martial cultivation.
• Ding Wulai confronted Jian Xuan and vowed to prevent Lin Bai from obtaining admission.
• Lin Bai defeated six more inner disciples with one punch each, bringing his winning streak to seven.
• Ding Wulai ordered Hu Yang to challenge Lin Bai, and Hu Yang threatened him before releasing a storm of power.