Recaps

Lin Bai defeated the Blade Sovereign and Xu Guang, winning a fortune for those who wagered on him and drawing the attention of Blackwater City’s powerful families. He rescued Beast from the Qian Family, named him Lin Ye, and went with him to meet the Zhao Family.

• Lin Bai spared Tang Yuezhi in the Combat Arena, then severed Nie Yifeng’s arm when he and the guest elders demanded an apology.
• Lin Bai used both Azure Wood and Blackwater Divine Lightning to defeat the Blade Sovereign and then accepted Xu Guang’s challenge.
• Lin Bai defeated Xu Guang with his demonic sword, while Tang Yuezhi and his other supporters won heavily on their bets.
• Lin Bai rejected Wang Qian’s offer to join the Wang Family because Wang Qian would not give him the Houtu Divine Thunder Art, then fought off the guards and Jiang Yang before Zhao Wuji ended the confrontation.
• Lin Bai tried to resign from his Tang Family guest elder position, then found the Qian Family forcing Beast to work as a manure-cart driver and took him away.
• Lin Bai named Beast Lin Ye, brought him to the Tang Family courtyard, and helped him wash and change into fresh clothes.
• After Tang Yuezhi told Tang Jingxiu that Lin Bai was the Sword Demon, Zhao Huchen invited Lin Bai to the Zhao Family, and Lin Bai accepted with Lin Ye following him.

Lin Bai joined the Tang Family after Tang Jingxiu secured the Houtu Divine Thunder Art, then entered the Dragon City Tournament and defended the Commander's Flag against overwhelming forces. After defeating several clan leaders and driving off their warriors, Lin Bai and Tang Yuezhi faced the arrival of the Zhou, Zhao, and Qian Families.

• Lin Bai refused the Zhao Family's and Qian Family's offers, then agreed to help the Tang Family after Tang Jingxiu delivered the Houtu Divine Thunder Art.
• Lin Bai mastered the Houtu Divine Thunder Art and Five Thunder Righteous Method, then joined Tang Yuezhi and the Tang Family in the Dragon City Tournament.
• Lin Bai exposed and fought an Apex Realm White Fur Ape while Tang Yuezhi led the Tang warriors onward, but Qian Ruyu and Jiang Yang's forces later slaughtered the Tang Family fighters.
• Lin Bai found the lone surviving Tang Yuezhi, brought her to Dragon City, and took the Commander's Flag from Zhao Wuji.
• Lin Bai held the Li Family beyond a hundred-meter boundary, then fought off the Sun, Wu, and Zheng Families as they attacked the flag.
• Lin Bai killed Zuo Kai, Sun Xiaodie, Wu Xingyue, Blood Butcher, Hou Dahai, and Zheng Shanhe, then spared Li Xiao at Tang Yuezhi's request.
• Zhou Tianhao demanded the Commander's Flag as the Zhou Family arrived, while the Zhao Family appeared with a blue-robed swordsman and Qian Ruyu entered Dragon City with the Qian Family.

Lin Bai won the Commander's Flag for the Tang Family, then traveled toward Sky Sword City with Lin Ye and became entangled in a clash with the Lounan Dynasty. After reaching Dream Ancient City, Lin Bai confronted a gathering of sword cultivators who had insulted him.

• Lin Bai defeated Duan Hao and the Zhao Family, securing the Commander's Flag for the Tang Family as the other rival families fell or withdrew.
• Tang Yuezhi claimed the Blackwater City Lord token, and Lin Bai left for Sky Sword City with Lin Ye after recovering and receiving her map of the Northern Continent.
• Lin Bai and Lin Ye boarded a Frostfire Tribe spirit vessel, where Lin Ye defeated several challengers and the White-Robed Woman before Lin Bai discovered his Dragon Elephant Heaven Devouring Body.
• An Chuxue offered to recruit Lin Ye into the Frostfire Tribe, but Lin Bai rejected her terms and later defended the tribe when the Fifth Prince's forces attacked its vessel.
• The Fifth Prince shot Lin Ye with the Solitary Sun Bow, but Mo Chang intervened and arranged treatment for the wounded Frostfire Tribe warriors and Lin Ye.
• At Mengu City, Lin Bai's sword radiance drew attention, and Mo Chang brought him to Swordheart Courtyard in Southern King Manor while Lin Ye continued recovering.
• Drunken martial artists brought Lin Bai insulting food and wine, so Lin Bai ordered Lin Ye to beat them and then carried them to Hu Han's gathering.
• Lin Bai entered the gathering with Lin Ye and Shuixian and denounced the assembled cultivators as ants who dared call themselves sword cultivators.

Lin Bai crossed Cloud Dream Marsh, survived its deadly trials, and entered the Sword God Family’s competition in Sky Sword City. After defeating leading contestants and taking their sword radiance, he revealed more than nineteen feet of power as the tournament’s three apparent champions mocked him.

• Lin Bai rebuked Hu Han for sending him rotten food and wine, then left Prince Nan’s Villa after Mo Chang intervened and Hu Han ate what he had sent.
• At Eastern Arrival Inn, Lin Bai displayed nine-foot Sword Radiance and forced his way into a premium room, then spent three days waiting for the competition to begin.
• Lin Bai and Lin Ye crossed Cloud Dream Marsh, fought through the White Bone Worms, and escaped Mirage City after Lin Bai exposed the Mirage Demon’s illusion.
• In Sky Sword City, Lin Bai watched the competition and killed the Fifth Prince and Shao Yuan after they attacked Mo Chang and the Zhennan Royal Estate’s warriors.
• Lin Bai defeated Gu Yang, Lin Chen, and Sang Feng, taking their sword radiance, then persuaded Yu Jue to surrender his share as well.
• At the results ceremony, Lin Chen, Gu Yang, Sang Feng, and Yu Jue revealed their concealed sword radiance, with Sang Feng, Yu Jue, and Lin Chen each reaching eighteen feet.
• When the three tied leaders mocked him, Lin Bai revealed his own sword radiance exceeded nineteen feet and continued to grow.