Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai overheard Southern Continent martial artists discussing the Sky Sword City tournament and accepted their challenge to spar with Lin Ye. Lin Ye brutally overpowered their first challenger on the spirit vessel’s deck as the other passengers gathered to watch.

• Lin Bai recovered his spiritual power during the spirit vessel’s journey toward Sky Sword City and overheard Southern Continent martial artists discussing the tournament and the dangers outsiders faced.
• A young martial artist accused Lin Bai of eavesdropping, and the group proposed a spar to pass the time.
• Lin Bai agreed to the challenge and directed the martial artists to spar with Lin Ye instead.
• The first challenger attacked Lin Ye with his sword, but Lin Ye dodged, seized his wrist, and smashed him repeatedly against the deck.
• Elder Liang, the White-Robed Woman, and nearly a hundred other martial artists gathered to watch as Lin Ye left the challenger badly mangled.

Lin Ye defeated two martial artists from the Frostfire Tribe aboard the spirit vessel, angering the White-Robed Woman. She called out Pan Tang to continue the sparring, determined to defeat Lin Ye.

• Lin Ye ignored Elder Liang’s order to stop until Lin Bai told him to release the badly injured martial artist.
• The White-Robed Woman accepted Lin Bai’s explanation that the fight had been a spar and ordered Song Zixuan to face Lin Ye.
• Lin Bai warned Lin Ye not to kill Song Zixuan, but Lin Ye charged straight at him and defeated him with one punch.
• Lin Bai apologized and tried to end the sparring, but the White-Robed Woman called Pan Tang forward to fight.

Lin Ye defeated Pan Tang and the White-Robed Woman in sparring aboard the spirit boat, taking her King Grade Spirit Artifact white bone sword. The White-Robed Woman demanded that Lin Bai return it.

• The White-Robed Woman sent Pan Tang to fight Lin Ye, but Lin Ye shattered his Sword Qi and knocked him into the spirit boat's edge.
• The White-Robed Woman challenged Lin Ye with her King Grade white bone sword and used the Silver Feather Swordplay to suppress him.
• At Lin Bai's command, Lin Ye caught the sword between his palms and slammed the White-Robed Woman away.
• Lin Ye handed the bone sword to Lin Bai, while Elder Liang caught the injured White-Robed Woman.
• The White-Robed Woman glared at Lin Bai and demanded her sword back.

After Lin Ye defeated the White-Robed Woman in their sparring match, Lin Bai examined Lin Ye and discovered that he possessed the Dragon Elephant Heaven Devouring Body. Lin Bai realized Lin Ye’s extraordinary strength and healing came from this rare divine physique, while recalling Zhao Tiedan, who had another of the continent’s three strongest physiques.

• Lin Bai returned the White-Robed Woman’s bone sword after Lin Ye defeated her, then told her that no one aboard the spirit boat could beat Lin Ye.
• Elder Liang calmed the White-Robed Woman and guided her back to her room as the other martial artists left the deck.
• Lin Bai examined Lin Ye’s body, but a powerful roar from within Lin Ye shattered his spiritual power and nearly made him vomit blood.
• Lin Bai examined Lin Ye again and found that his powerful Dragonic Blood Qi and vast dantian came from the Dragon Elephant Heaven Devouring Body.
• Lin Bai recalled that Zhao Tiedan possessed the Eternal War God Body and wondered how he was progressing under the War God Elder.

Lin Bai taught Lin Ye the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra while they traveled to Sky Sword City, and An Chuxue of the Frostfire Tribe tried to recruit Lin Ye. The chapter ended with Lin Bai naming an outrageous price, leaving An Chuxue furious.

• Lin Bai imparted the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra to Lin Ye and patiently explained the cultivation technique to him.
• An Chuxue discussed with Elder Liang how Lin Ye could become a valuable member of the Frostfire Tribe.
• Elder Liang brought Lin Bai and Lin Ye to meet An Chuxue, who introduced herself and offered to recruit Lin Ye on any terms Lin Bai named.
• Lin Bai demanded ten divine-grade spirit artifacts, a hundred divine-grade pills, and a thousand divine-grade cultivation techniques and divine abilities, enraging An Chuxue.

Lin Bai refused An Chuxue’s attempt to bargain for Lin Ye, and the Frostfire Tribe’s spirit vessel continued toward Mengu City. Nearing its destination, the vessel was surrounded by the Lounan Dynasty’s fleet, whose Fifth Prince ordered his men to punish the outsiders and noticed An Chuxue.

• Lin Bai rejected An Chuxue’s offer and left with Lin Ye, insisting that the Frostfire Tribe could not meet his demand.
• After more than ten days of travel, Elder Liang told An Chuxue that they would reach Mengu City by dawn and she ordered the vessel to hurry.
• Five golden spirit vessels bearing Lounan flags surrounded the Frostfire Tribe’s vessel and accused it of flying ahead of the Fifth Prince.
• An Chuxue explained that she and her companions were members of the Frostfire Tribe from the Southern Continent.
• The Fifth Prince ordered Jiang Ping to shatter the Frostfire Tribe’s vessel and make its occupants walk to Mengu City, then showed interest in An Chuxue.

The Fifth Prince targeted An Chuxue after seeing her beauty and ordered his soldiers to attack the Frostfire Tribe when they refused to send her alone to his vessel. As An Chuxue fell after Jiang Ping poisoned her, Lin Bai caught her, leaving her in his arms and at his mercy.

• Jiang Ping showed the Fifth Prince An Chuxue, and the prince ordered him to bring her aboard alone.
• Elder Liang refused to let An Chuxue go by herself, so Jiang Ping ordered more than four hundred soldiers to attack the Frostfire Tribe.
• An Chuxue and the Frostfire Tribe's warriors fought back, while Lin Bai remained aboard his spirit vessel.
• Jiang Ping poisoned An Chuxue with Limpening Powder, weakening her until she began to fall.
• Lin Bai caught An Chuxue, and she stopped struggling after he warned he might hand her over to the Fifth Prince.

Lin Bai and Lin Ye fought to protect An Chuxue and the Frostfire Tribe from the Lounan Dynasty’s attack. After the Fifth Prince shot Lin Ye with a bronze arrow, Lin Bai caught him and turned his furious gaze toward the prince.

• Jiang Ping threatened Lin Bai over An Chuxue, but Lin Ye struck him and chased him off.
• Lin Bai carried An Chuxue onto the Frostfire Tribe’s spirit boat and killed a soldier who tried to seize her.
• Lin Bai joined the battle, killing Lounan Dynasty soldiers with his Sword Finger as Frostfire Tribe warriors fell around him.
• Jiang Ping fled to the Fifth Prince’s spirit boat, where Lin Ye pursued him.
• The Fifth Prince shot Lin Ye through the chest with a bronze arrow, and Lin Bai caught him before he hit the ground.
• Lin Bai stabilized Lin Ye’s injuries and looked toward the Fifth Prince with killing intent.

Lin Bai prepared to attack the Fifth Prince for wounding Lin Ye, but Prince Zhennan Mo Chang intervened and forced the Fifth Prince to withdraw. Lin Bai resented Mo Chang for stopping him, believing Mo Chang had saved the Fifth Prince rather than the Frostfire Tribe.

• Lin Bai recognized the Fifth Prince's golden bow and bronze arrow as the King Grade Spirit Artifact that had injured Lin Ye, and vowed to kill him.
• The Fifth Prince ordered Lin Bai to kneel and beg for mercy, but Lin Bai defied him and rose to face him.
• Mo Chang arrived with black-armored soldiers and urged the Fifth Prince to end the fight, warning that the Sword God Family and the Emperor might hear of it.
• After Jiang Ping warned him of the risks, the Fifth Prince agreed to leave and took his forces toward Mengu City.
• Lin Bai tried to pursue the Fifth Prince, but Mo Chang stopped him and warned him against provoking the Lounan Dynasty.
• An Chuxue thanked Mo Chang, but Lin Bai accused him of saving the Fifth Prince and returned to check Lin Ye's injuries.

Mo Chang brought Lin Bai and the injured Lin Ye aboard the Zhennan Royal Estate’s spirit vessel, where a physician began treating Lin Ye’s wounds from the Solitary Sun Bow and Cold Moon Arrows. As Mo Chang hosted a banquet for the Frostfire Tribe, An Chuxue grew angry that Lin Bai had refused his invitation and went to confront him.

• An Chuxue accepted Mo Chang’s offer to take the wounded Frostfire Tribe warriors to Mengu City aboard the Zhennan Royal Estate’s spirit vessels.
• Mo Chang explained that the Solitary Sun Bow and Cold Moon Arrows had left dangerous ice and fire spirit power in Lin Ye’s body, then offered to have his physician treat him.
• The physician examined Lin Ye and began expelling the residual power, estimating that his injuries would take about two days to treat.
• Lin Bai thanked Mo Chang but refused his banquet invitation, choosing to stay beside Lin Ye.
• At the banquet, Mo Chang introduced Zhennan Royal Estate experts to An Chuxue, who became angry when she learned Lin Bai had declined the invitation.
• An Chuxue went to confront Lin Bai, and Mo Chang hurried after her.

Lin Bai rejected Mo Chang’s banquet and argued with An Chuxue about his contempt for the Lounan Dynasty and its vassals. Later, Mo Chang and Wan Qing discussed Lin Bai’s strength, and Mo Chang revealed a report identifying him as the Demon Sword Purple Radiance and Saint of the Eastern Continent.

• An Chuxue confronted Lin Bai for refusing Mo Chang’s banquet, and Lin Bai insisted that attending was his choice and that he had no goodwill toward the Lounan Dynasty.
• Mo Chang arrived and defended the Zhennan Royal Estate, while Lin Bai thanked him for arranging treatment for Lin Ye and then returned to his quarters.
• Mo Chang and Wan Qing discussed Lin Bai’s cultivation and sword intent, and Wan Qing confidently claimed he would defeat him.
• Mo Chang showed Wan Qing the Zhennan Royal Estate’s report, which identified Lin Bai as the Demon Sword Purple Radiance and Saint of the Eastern Continent.

Mo Chang learned that Lin Bai was the Eastern Continent's Holy Son and told Wan Qing not to expose his identity or force him to serve the Zhennan Royal Estate. After Lin Bai accompanied the injured Lin Ye to Mengu City, the city's formation revealed six-foot sword radiance above Lin Bai, marking him as a capable sword cultivator.

• Mo Chang told Wan Qing that Heaven's Secret Pavilion had identified Lin Bai as the Eastern Continent's Holy Son and advised him to help Lin Bai without pressuring him to join the Zhennan Royal Estate.
• Lin Bai stayed with the Zhennan Royal Estate after its spirit ship reached Mengu City because Lin Ye needed more treatment.
• Lin Bai carried Lin Ye off the spirit ship, and the Sword God Family's formation drew out his sword intent and formed six-foot sword radiance above his head.
• An Chuxue explained that the radiance measured sword cultivators' strength and talent, while Mo Chang noted that Lin Bai's six-foot radiance made him a powerhouse in Mengu City.
• Lin Bai noticed Mo Chang's five-foot radiance and chose not to reveal the full extent of his sword intent.

Lin Bai arrived in Dream Ancient City with the Prince of Zhennan’s sword cultivators and settled at Southern King Manor, where he focused on getting Lin Ye’s injuries treated. As he learned that the Sword God Clan’s citywide formation was already assessing the gathered sword cultivators, the competition’s start date remained unannounced.

• Lin Bai and the Prince of Zhennan’s group entered Dream Ancient City, where the six-foot sword radiance above Lin Bai, Wan Qing, and An Chuxue drew attention.
• Mo Chang brought the group to Southern King Manor and assigned Lin Bai a secluded residence called Swordheart Courtyard.
• Lin Bai asked Shuixian to fetch a physician, who began treating Lin Ye and promised his injuries would heal within half a day.
• Shuixian told Lin Bai that the Sword God Clan’s formation made sword intent appear as radiance above each cultivator and that the radiance helped rank potential recruits.
• An Chuxue took the Frostfire Tribe’s martial artists out to explore Dream Ancient City and gather intelligence while others also toured the city.

After Lin Ye recovered from his wound, Lin Bai was harassed by drunken retainers acting on Hu Han's orders. The chapter ended as they presented him with food and wine named to insult his lineage and family.

• A physician removed the lingering ice-and-fire energy from Lin Ye, who woke up and soon ate before falling asleep.
• Drunken martial artists came to Lin Bai's courtyard with rotten food and swill, claiming Hu Han had sent them; Lin Bai refused their offering and returned inside.
• The drunks returned and presented Lin Bai with meat carved into a eunuch and a jug of fragrant wine.
• The martial artists named the offerings Lineage Severing Meat and Family Ruining Wine, and Lin Bai's expression turned icy.

Lin Bai punished eight drunken guest sword cultivators who had humiliated him, then brought them to the Zhennan Royal Estate’s banquet. He entered the crowded hall and challenged the assembled sword cultivators, drawing Hu Han and Wan Qing’s attention.

• Lin Bai ordered Lin Ye to beat eight drunken men after they mocked him, and Lin Ye broke their bones.
• Shuixian warned Lin Bai that the injured men were guests of the Zhennan Royal Estate, but Lin Bai dismissed the warning and decided to attend their gathering.
• Lin Bai had Lin Ye carry the injured men and told Shuixian to bring the food and wine they had sent.
• At the banquet, Hu Han toasted the Zhennan Royal Estate and the Sword God Family while An Chuxue and the other sword cultivators joined him.
• Lin Bai, Lin Ye, and Shuixian burst into the hall with the injured men, and Lin Bai called the assembled cultivators ants who dared call themselves sword cultivators.

Lin Bai confronted Hu Han and the sword cultivators over the insulting wine and meat sent to him, then ordered Lin Ye to strike An Chuxue and seize a laughing heckler. Wan Xing stopped Lin Ye from killing the man, and Lin Bai warned him that the Zhennan Royal Estate could not afford to provoke him.

• Lin Bai displayed the rotten food, swill, Lineage Severing Meat, and Family Ruining Wine sent to him, demanding to know who was responsible.
• An Chuxue dismissed the insult as a joke, so Lin Bai ordered Lin Ye to slap her, and Lin Ye sent her crashing to the floor.
• A sword cultivator mocked Lin Bai, and Lin Bai ordered Lin Ye to kill him; Lin Ye grabbed the man by the throat.
• Wan Xing knocked Lin Ye back and rescued the sword cultivator, warning Lin Bai not to anger the Zhennan Royal Estate.
• Lin Bai told Wan Xing to ask Mo Chang whether he could afford to provoke him, and Wan Xing realized the Zhennan Royal Estate was no match for Lin Bai's backing.

Lin Bai killed a guest sword cultivator in Prince Nan's Villa and confronted Hu Han over the food and wine sent to him. After Hu Han attacked with the Shadow Severing Swordplay, Lin Bai defeated him with one palm and prepared to kill him.

• Lin Bai kicked Wan Xing aside and killed the sword cultivator who had begged Wan Xing to save him.
• Lin Bai confronted Hu Han about sending the food and wine, then gave him the choice to consume it or die.
• Hu Han drew his sword and attacked Lin Bai with the Shadow Severing Swordplay.
• Lin Bai shattered Hu Han's sword attack with a palm strike and knocked him to the ground.
• Lin Bai raised his hand to kill Hu Han as Hu Han pleaded that the Zhennan Royal Estate and Young Lord Mo Chang valued him.

Lin Bai forced Hu Han to eat the rotten meat and foul wine Hu Han had sent him, then left Prince Nan's Villa after declaring that he and the Zhennan Royal Estate owed each other nothing. Later, Hu Han admitted to Mo Chang that jealousy over Lin Bai's lodging had driven him to provoke Lin Bai.

• Mo Chang arrived as Lin Bai was about to kill Hu Han, and Lin Bai agreed to spare Hu Han in exchange for eating everything he had sent.
• Mo Chang declined to intervene, and Hu Han ate the rotten meat while warning Lin Bai that he might seek revenge in the future.
• Lin Bai challenged Hu Han to find him in Sky Sword City and said he would compete in the Sword God Family's martial competition.
• Lin Bai left with Lin Ye, telling Mo Chang that the debt between him and the Zhennan Royal Estate was repaid; Shuixian remained behind.
• Hu Han and Wan Xing later met with Mo Chang, and Hu Han confessed that resentment over Lin Bai staying in Sword Heart Courtyard had prompted his actions.

After Mo Chang reprimanded Hu Han and Wan Xing for provoking Lin Bai, Lin Bai and Lin Ye left Prince Nan's Villa and checked into Eastern Arrival Inn. There, Lin Bai learned that the city's four major inns hosted sword cultivators with Nine-Foot Sword Radiance, while Eastern Arrival Inn's premium room still awaited such a guest.

• Mo Chang sent Hu Han away to reflect, then rebuked Wan Xing for using Hu Han to test Lin Bai and nearly making the Zhennan Royal Estate his enemy.
• Lin Bai and Lin Ye left Prince Nan's Villa and followed the crowds to Eastern Arrival Inn.
• Lin Bai heard guests discuss Lin Chen, Yu Jue, and Sang Feng as the three leading candidates to enter the Sword God Family, then booked the inn's last high-grade room.
• The shop assistant explained that Eastern Arrival Inn's premium room was reserved for sword cultivators with at least Seven-Foot Sword Radiance, with Nine-Foot guests staying free.
• The shop assistant said Lin Chen was staying at Beixing Inn, Sang Feng at Nangong Inn, and Yu Jue at Jile Inn, leaving Eastern Arrival Inn without a Nine-Foot guest.

Lin Bai tried to secure the last first-class room at the Eastern Arrival Inn, but an arrogant young master with Eight-Foot Sword Radiance challenged his claim. Lin Bai paid more to keep the room, and the inn attendant wavered when the young master raised his offer.

• The inn attendant explained to Lin Bai that warriors with Nine-Foot Sword Radiance were believed to become disciples of the Sword God Family, then offered him the last first-class room.
• A handsome young master arrived with a brawny man and a woman, learned that the inn was full, and offered Lin Bai fifty thousand drops of spirit liquid for his room.
• Lin Bai noticed the young master's Eight-Foot Sword Radiance and refused to yield after the young man mocked his wealth and status.
• Lin Bai paid the inn attendant five hundred thousand drops of spirit liquid and mocked the young master for being unable to find lodging.
• The young master offered the inn attendant fifty thousand drops, then one hundred thousand, and the attendant began to hesitate.