Recaps

Lin Bai entered the Ten Thousand Mountains, survived a beast war, and became the target of a Bloodhunt Edict after killing Scarface Squad. Badly wounded, he pushed into the Forbidden Zone Forest, where an ancient tree captured him, but he turned its attempt to drain him into a chance to absorb its energy and pursue a breakthrough.

• Lin Bai traveled with Meng Yunchuan’s party, helped defeat Second Master Yishan’s ambush, and killed Qin Meng after Meng Yuanhan uncovered evidence of his betrayal.
• At Qi Mountain, Lin Bai defeated Zhang Weijie, then entered the mountains to hunt beasts and seek the divine temple despite Meng Yunchuan’s warnings.
• Lin Bai took advantage of a battle between Azure Sky Demon Eagles and Eight-Winged Dragon Serpents to harvest their corpses, advanced to the peak of the eighth Heaven Martial Realm level, and then killed a Mountain Devourer Armor.
• Scarface Squad attacked Lin Bai for his flying sword and the bounty on his head, but Lin Bai killed Scarface, learned the Instant Kill Sword through Soul Search, and triggered the Ten-Day Bloodhunt Edict.
• As squads and bounty hunters pursued him, Lin Bai killed members of the Ashen Squad and Sky Dragon Squad, fought through Black Soul Forest, and continued toward the central region.
• Despite severe injuries and attacks from adventurers and the Azure Sky Demon Eagle King, Lin Bai entered the Ten Thousand Mountains’ depths, where the demon kings warned him away from the temple.
• An ancient tree struck Lin Bai from the sky and absorbed him into its trunk, but he regained consciousness, used his Devouring Sword Soul to drain the tree, and drew in ley-line energy across the mountains to seek a breakthrough.

Lin Bai escaped the Forbidden Zone, avenged himself on Dragon One and Hu Jiang, and helped Meng Yunchuan reclaim Qi Mountain after Meng Yunxiang’s death. He then traveled to Famous Sword Manor for the Sword Assembly, where he challenged the manor’s treatment of him and presented a Golden Sword Jade Scroll.

• Lin Bai absorbed the Old Divine Tree’s remaining vitality, reached the middle stage of the Half-Step Divine Core Realm, and followed the demon kings toward the temple after the tree vanished.
• Lin Bai entered the temple, learned from the old monk about Ji Xiang and the Demon Sword, and saw a possible future in which a giant attacked him for his Devouring Sword Soul.
• Lin Bai refused to break the old monk’s seal, escaped the Forbidden Zone with Ji Xiang’s help, and killed Dragon One and Hu Jiang to avenge their attacks and reclaim his flying sword.
• Lin Bai rescued Meng Yunchuan from Qu Lang’s forces and went with him to Qi Mountain, where Meng Yunxiang poisoned herself rather than marry Qin Hai and then died.
• Lin Bai killed Qin Hai, fought Master Yishan, and forced him to flee through a broken teleportation formation before Meng Yunchuan retook Qi Mountain.
• Ling Tianzi revealed that Lin Bai was his fourth disciple, taught Ji Xiang the Soul Severing Swordplay, and left as the temple later collapsed.
• Lin Bai traveled to Famous Sword Manor and outflew the Purple-Robed Elder, then refused to kneel to the Fire Sword Crown Prince when they met at the manor.
• Lin Bai registered for the Sword Assembly despite Su Xingmang’s attempt to give him a low-grade room, then presented the Golden Sword Jade Scroll as a possible invitation letter.

Lin Bai arrived at Famous Sword Manor, secured his place in its tournament, and faced hostility after defending Bai Zhiyuan. The competition began, and Lin Bai surged through Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, knocking Wu Jian off the path as he pursued first place and the Wood Sword Spring Grass.

• Lin Bai proved his invitation was genuine, and Jian Ruohan made Su Xingmang kneel and apologize before escorting Lin Bai to Sword River Palace.
• Lin Bai drove Li Shu'an and the maids from Sword River Palace, then bonded with Ye Jianqiu over their plans to compete for first place and discussed Lin Zier's wait for her greatest enemy.
• Bai Zhiyuan poisoned Lin Bai to keep him with her, but he rejected her advances and later found her at the Sword Immortal Tavern, where Qingfeng Layman was dragging her away.
• Lin Bai severed Qingfeng Layman's arm and fought the Eighteen Sword Lords, but their formation overwhelmed him before Su Xingmang wounded Bai Zhiyuan and Feng Yunxiu intervened.
• Lin Bai treated Bai Zhiyuan and reunited with Ji Bei, Nan Lidao, and Ye Guxing, then bought an Extreme Spirit Pill and ordered Li Shu'an to obtain more.
• Jian Qianqiu began the tournament and announced that competitors would race through Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, Sword Saint Mountain, and Suspended Heights for a chance to enter Sword Assembly City and win the Wood Sword Spring Grass.
• Lin Bai sped through Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, survived attacks from rival sword cultivators, and overtook many competitors as Feng Yunxiu led the race.
• Wu Jian attacked Lin Bai with Long River Swordplay, but Lin Bai endured the Sword Qi and struck him off the stone path before racing onward.

Lin Bai survived Sword Saint Mountain’s attacks and the ambushes of his rivals before reaching Famous Sword Manor’s tournament. After defeating Feng Yunxiu and all eighteen Sword Lords, he stood over Su Xingmang, refusing to spare him despite Jian Ruohan’s plea.

• Lin Bai climbed Sword Saint Mountain despite Feng Yunxiu’s attack, the mountain’s sword intent, and repeated assaults from other cultivators, while his Devouring Sword Soul drew the Azure Sky Sword’s hostility.
• Lin Bai awakened the Golden War Body, killed Wu Jian, Qingfeng Layman, the Fire Sword Crown Prince, and Master Yishan, then shattered a wooden sword’s remnant soul after comprehending Cease War.
• Lin Bai reached Sword Assembly City in third place behind Ye Jianqiu and Feng Yunxiu, while Jian Ruohan took fourth and Dugu Yun arrived to offer the winner a Heavenly Net Pill.
• Jian Ruohan defeated Feng Yunxiu with Startling Dream and claimed second place, then returned the sword to Lin Bai, who let her keep it as its chosen master.
• Ye Jianqiu defeated Feng Yunxiu with one kick, and Lin Bai then beat Feng Yunxiu by withstanding his swords and knocking him from the platform.
• Lin Bai challenged all eighteen Sword Lords at once, defeated their combined attacks, and urged them to use the Myriad Stars World-Illuminating Sword Formation.
• Lin Bai broke the formation with the Break-the-Restriction Sword and struck down the eighteen Sword Lords, then refused to spare Su Xingmang or accept Jian Qianqiu’s apology.