Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai returned to the Spirit Sword Sect and learned that Nanning Pass had fallen to the Great Moon Kingdom, while the Grand Princess’s forces had retreated to Jiayue Pass. After reading her three letters, ending with “Lin Bai, I need you,” he set out for the frontier.

• Lin Bai found the Spirit Sword Sect and Sword Alliance nearly empty and asked the Second Elder where the disciples had gone.
• The Second Elder explained that Ji Bei had led most Sword Alliance disciples to the frontier after Nanning Pass fell and the Great Moon Kingdom invaded with ten million troops.
• Lin Bai suspected King Qi had caused the imperial capital to delay the Grand Princess’s request for reinforcements.
• The Second Elder gave Lin Bai three letters from the Grand Princess describing her defeats, retreat to Jiayue Pass, and urgent need for his help.
• Lin Bai left for the frontier with killing intent, and the Second Elder watched him go.

Lin Bai traveled toward Jiayue Pass to help Bai Xiaoxiao and rescued a messenger carrying a request for imperial reinforcements. He learned that King Qi had ordered the assassinations and sent the messenger onward while continuing toward the pass himself.

• Lin Bai stopped in a forest for the night and worried that Bai Xiaoxiao was in desperate straits.
• A wounded messenger from the Tianlang Legion told Lin Bai that attackers had ambushed his group while he carried a secret request for reinforcements.
• Lin Bai used his Sword Intent to find the ambushers and used Soul Search on their leader, Zhang Shui, discovering that he served Zhan Ying of the Qi Family Army.
• Lin Bai killed Zhang Shui and the other attackers, then learned that King Qi had been eliminating the Grand Princess's messengers.
• Lin Bai gave his horse to the messenger so he could deliver the secret letter to His Majesty, and set out for Jiayue Pass to help Bai Xiaoxiao hold it.

Lin Bai arrived at Jiayue Pass and learned that Great Moon Kingdom’s Sacred Moon Sect had defeated the Divine Martial Nation’s challengers for seven straight days, leaving the army demoralized. On the eighth day, challenges continued outside the pass as Lin Bai headed to meet the Grand Princess, Bai Xiaoxiao.

• Lin Bai entered Jiayue Pass and met Li Jianxing, who told him that the Four Great Sects had sent experts to join the war.
• Li Jianxing explained that the Grand Princess was facing Great Moon Kingdom’s Second Prince, Tuoba Feng, at the front lines.
• Li Jianxing described how the Sacred Moon Sect had sent thousands of experts to support Tuoba Feng’s invasion.
• Lin Bai learned that Divine Martial Nation’s fighters had lost every challenge for seven days, and more than a hundred thousand soldiers had fled.
• On the eighth day, Great Moon Kingdom’s army continued issuing challenges outside Jiayue Pass.

As the Divine Martial Nation suffered its eighth straight battlefield defeat, Bai Xiaoxiao asked Wu Jian and Fire Spirit to fight and restore morale. They agreed only if she spent a night with them, leaving her facing their degrading demand.

• Lin Bai and Li Jianxing reached Jiayue Pass's wall as Sun Jie defeated and killed a Spirit Sword Sect disciple.
• Tuoba Feng, Tang Tianhao, and Zhao Liu discussed the Great Moon Kingdom's repeated victories and the collapse of the Divine Martial Nation's morale.
• Lin Bai and Li Jianxing warned that another defeat could leave the defenders unable to resist an attack.
• Chu Jiangliu and the vassal kings' Young Lords asked Bai Xiaoxiao for permission to lead the troops into battle, but she and Ji Bei said they needed a victory rather than a futile charge.
• Bai Xiaoxiao asked Wu Jian and Fire Spirit to fight, and Wu Jian demanded that she spend a night with them in exchange.

Lin Bai returned to the battlefield just as Sun Jie’s taunts left Grand Princess Bai Xiaoxiao desperate, and answered the Sacred Moon Sect’s challenge. His arrival gave Bai Xiaoxiao hope, while his enemies recognized him and renewed their hostility.

• Wu Jian and the Fire Spirit refused to help Bai Xiaoxiao unless she accepted their demands, so she vowed to deal with their sects after the rebellion.
• Sun Jie mocked Bai Xiaoxiao and challenged her to become his concubine, while the Great Moon Kingdom army joined in the humiliation.
• As Bai Xiaoxiao despaired, Lin Bai called out to the Sacred Moon Sect and leaped from the city wall onto the battlefield.
• Bai Xiaoxiao wept with relief, and Ji Bei, Ji Bai, Chu Jiangliu, and others recognized Lin Bai as the Royal Consort who had returned from overseas.
• Murong Qi and Zhan Ying renewed their hatred of Lin Bai, while Wu Jian dismissed him as unimpressive.

Lin Bai defeated and killed Sun Jie in a duel, restoring some of the Divine Martial Nation’s morale. Tuoba Feng ordered Tang Tianhao to arrange another fighter to kill Lin Bai.

• Wu Jian and Huo Ling discussed Lin Bai’s past killings as he entered the battlefield to challenge Sun Jie.
• Sun Jie attacked Lin Bai with the Heavenly Fire Swordplay, while Tuoba Feng and his advisers assumed Sun Jie would win.
• Lin Bai drew a Grade Six Spirit Tool, broke Sun Jie’s sword, and killed him with Wind Shaking the Sea.
• The Divine Martial Nation’s soldiers cheered Lin Bai’s victory, and Bai Xiaoxiao smiled as the army regained some morale.
• Tuoba Feng rebuked Tang Tianhao and Zhao Liu over the victory, and Tang Tianhao promised to send another fighter to kill Lin Bai.

Lin Bai killed Wang Zhan with one sword, then challenged the Sacred Moon Sect’s Core Disciples to attack him together, promising to admit defeat if he could not kill each challenger within three swords. Tuoba Feng offered a huge reward for Lin Bai’s death, and Song Long stepped forward to fight him.

• Wang Zhan attacked Lin Bai from behind, but Lin Bai killed him with one sword despite Wang Zhan’s seventh-level Heaven Martial Realm cultivation.
• The Divine Martial Nation’s soldiers cheered Lin Bai as their morale rose, while Ji Bai and Ji Bei recognized his strength.
• Lin Bai pointed his sword at Tuoba Feng and invited anyone from the Sacred Moon Sect to challenge him, promising to cut off his own head if he failed to kill them within three swords.
• Grand Princess worried that Lin Bai was acting rashly, while Chu Jiangliu explained that Lin Bai’s arrogance was part of his nature and reflected his confidence.
• Tuoba Feng offered five hundred thousand spirit stones and the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households to whoever killed Lin Bai.
• Song Long accepted the challenge and charged out of the Great Moon Kingdom’s formation toward Lin Bai.

Lin Bai killed Song Long and Su Tie, two of the Sacred Moon Sect’s Great Moon Seven Fists, in succession at the border. As the Sacred Moon Sect’s morale faltered, Tuoba Feng ordered Tang Tianhao to kill Lin Bai.

• Song Long, one of the Great Moon Seven Fists, attacked Lin Bai with his Fierce Dragon Fist.
• Lin Bai withstood Song Long’s punch and killed him with a single sword strike.
• Su Tie charged out to avenge Song Long, but Lin Bai’s sword cut off his head despite his body cultivation.
• The deaths of Song Long and Su Tie weakened the Sacred Moon Sect’s morale, while Chu Jiangliu and the soldiers cheered Lin Bai.
• Tuoba Feng saw his army’s morale declining and ordered Tang Tianhao to kill Lin Bai.

Lin Bai faced Tang Yuan, who entered the battle to avenge his father’s allies and unleashed the Sacred Moon Sect’s Overlord Dragon Fist. After surviving its first two forms, Lin Bai prepared a decisive sword strike as Tuoba Feng reminded him of his three-sword wager.

• Tang Yuan volunteered to fight Lin Bai, and Tang Tianhao approved, hoping his son would win glory and a fief.
• Tang Yuan taunted Chu Jiangliu about injuring him during the massacre at Nanning Pass, prompting Lin Bai to vow revenge for him.
• Tang Yuan used the first form of the Overlord Dragon Fist, but Lin Bai met it with his Surging Wind Swordplay and the two attacks were evenly matched.
• Tang Yuan’s second form drove Lin Bai and himself back, but Lin Bai withstood the blow and prepared to counterattack.
• Tang Yuan unleashed the third form, Ten Thousand Dragons Devour the Heavens, while Tuoba Feng invoked Lin Bai’s three-sword wager; Lin Bai declared that his next sword would kill Tang Yuan.

Lin Bai killed Tang Yuan with his third sword, shocking the spectators and enraging Tang Tianhao. Zhao Liu then accepted the challenge to kill Lin Bai within two swords and confronted him on the battlefield.

• Lin Bai used his Gentle Sword divine ability to behead Tang Yuan, despite Tang Yuan seeming poised to win.
• Lin Bai took Tang Yuan’s Storage Bag and found the manual for Overlord Dragon Fist, while Tuoba Feng and Tang Tianhao offered Zhao Liu rewards to kill him.
• Zhao Liu accepted their offers and descended from the dragon throne to face Lin Bai as Chu Jiangliu and others warned of his reputation as one of the Sacred Moon Three Swords.
• Zhao Liu vowed to kill Lin Bai within two swords or sever his own heart meridians, and Lin Bai invited him to try.

Lin Bai defeated Zhao Liu in a duel after surviving the Sacred Moon Three Swords expert’s two powerful strikes. He ended the battle by cutting Zhao Liu in half, then challenged the Great Moon Kingdom’s forces.

• Zhao Liu challenged Lin Bai to kneel for mercy, then attacked with the Mountains and Rivers Reversal Swordplay.
• Lin Bai blocked Zhao Liu’s Mountain Shift strike with Surging Wind Swordplay and Sword Intent.
• Zhao Liu unleashed Sea Fill, but Lin Bai destroyed the descending mountain with his Gentle Sword divine ability.
• Lin Bai reminded Zhao Liu that he had promised to sever his heart meridian if his two swords failed to kill Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai used Wind Severance, shattered Zhao Liu’s two sword strikes, and cut him in half.
• Lin Bai pointed his sword toward the Great Moon Kingdom and demanded to know who else would fight.

Lin Bai overwhelmed the Great Moon Kingdom’s forces at Jiayue Pass, then wounded Tuoba Feng with a sword from a thousand meters away. When Tuoba Feng ordered the million-strong army to attack, Lin Bai’s roar and sword might stopped the troops in their tracks.

• Lin Bai’s successive victories over Great Moon Kingdom fighters rallied the defenders of Jiayue Pass and demoralized Tuoba Feng’s army.
• An old man and a young man from Divine Relic Ridge watched Lin Bai, and the young man fixed his attention on Bai Xiaoxiao.
• After Tuoba Feng threatened Lin Bai’s family, Lin Bai struck him from a thousand meters away and wounded him despite his Mount Tai Seal.
• Tuoba Feng ordered his army to kill Lin Bai, but Lin Bai faced the charge without fear and shouted for the troops to come.
• The million-strong army stopped in unison, stunning the Grand Princess and prompting the old man to praise Lin Bai.

Lin Bai forced Tuoba Feng’s million-strong army to retreat from Jiayue Pass, then returned to a jubilant welcome from the Divine Martial Nation’s soldiers and the Grand Princess. The Grand Princess ordered preparations to reward the troops, while Lin Bai learned that Wu Jian and Huo Ling had insulted her and vowed to make them pay.

• Lin Bai’s roar and display of power terrified Tuoba Feng’s army, and Tang Tianhao persuaded Tuoba Feng to withdraw and regroup for an attack five days later.
• The Divine Martial Nation’s soldiers cheered Lin Bai as he entered Jiayue Pass, and the Grand Princess ran into his arms in relief.
• Ji Bei and Ji Bai welcomed Lin Bai back and told him the Second Elder had worried about him during his absence.
• Chu Jiangliu told Lin Bai that Wu Jian and Huo Ling had disrespected the Grand Princess, and Lin Bai vowed to kill them.
• The Grand Princess ordered Chu Jiangliu to reward the troops, while Ji Bei and Ji Bai volunteered to patrol the area.
• The Grand Princess invited Lin Bai to talk with her in the main tent.

Lin Bai reunited with the Grand Princess at Jiayue Pass, comforted her over her hardships, and discussed the Qi Family Army’s suspected betrayal. They planned to control the Qi Family Army and reclaim the southern border, though the Great Moon Kingdom might force them into war.

• The Grand Princess ordered Lin Bai to kneel for arriving late, then broke down in tears and clung to him as he apologized and comforted her.
• The Grand Princess said she was determined to reclaim Nanning Pass and drive the Great Moon Kingdom’s soldiers out of the southern border.
• Lin Bai told the Grand Princess that Zhan Ying had ordered an attack on her relief envoy and that the Qi Family Army had likely killed the other envoys.
• Lin Bai argued that the Qi Family Army had probably helped the Great Moon Kingdom capture Nanning Pass, and the Grand Princess agreed to have Chu Jiangliu demand Zhan Ying surrender his military authority.
• Lin Bai and the Grand Princess discussed reclaiming the southern border through martial negotiations if possible, or war if the Great Moon Kingdom refused.

Lin Bai ordered Chu Jiangliu to arrest the Qi Family Army’s commanders for treason, then discussed Tuoba Feng’s strength and the difficulties facing the defense of Jiayue Pass. At the war council, Wu Jian urged the Grand Princess to negotiate peace and surrender territory.

• Lin Bai told Chu Jiangliu that the Qi Family Army had betrayed Divine Martial Nation and ordered him to arrest its commanders, especially Zhan Ying.
• The Grand Princess described Tuoba Feng’s martial strength, the Mount Tai Seal, and the rumors linking him to Consort Yun.
• Lin Bai and the Grand Princess discussed the Great Moon Kingdom’s supply lines and the army’s numerical disadvantage, internal threats, and powerful martial artists.
• The Grand Princess summoned her generals and the Four Great Sects’ martial artists to devise a strategy for recovering the southern territory.
• Wu Jian dismissed the prospect of fighting and proposed negotiating peace by ceding land.

Lin Bai opposed Wu Jian and the Fire Spirit’s proposal to negotiate peace with the Great Moon Kingdom, insisting that the enemy must be driven from Divine Martial Nation first. The Grand Princess and the assembled generals rejected peace and rallied to Lin Bai, while Wu Jian’s fear of being killed was exposed.

• Wu Jian and the Fire Spirit urged the Grand Princess to negotiate peace, citing the enemy’s superior forces and the strained defenses at Jiayue Pass.
• Lin Bai declared that seeking peace before the enemy left Divine Martial Nation was treason, and the generals and Ji Bei and Ji Bai agreed with him.
• The Grand Princess forbade further discussion of peace, while Wu Jian and the Fire Spirit challenged Lin Bai to offer a plan for victory.
• Lin Bai argued that soldiers’ duty and glory lay in defending their land, prompting the generals to kneel and pledge they would fight rather than accept a humiliating treaty.
• Lin Bai accused Wu Jian of pushing for peace because he feared for his own life, and Wu Jian’s panic revealed that the accusation was true.

Lin Bai exposed Wu Jian’s desire to delay the war until the Four Great Sects Tournament, then provoked him and Huo Ling into a fight in the Grand Princess’s tent. When both attacked together with their strongest techniques, Lin Bai used Wind-Slaying to smash Wu Jian’s sword attack and send him flying from the tent.

• Lin Bai accused Wu Jian of seeking peace to protect himself and gain a guaranteed invitation to Divine Relic Ridge at the Four Great Sects Tournament.
• The Grand Princess warned Wu Jian against advocating peace, and Wu Jian and Huo Ling tried to leave the tent.
• Lin Bai ordered Wu Jian and Huo Ling to kneel before the Grand Princess, then accepted their challenge to fight.
• Lin Bai told Wu Jian and Huo Ling to attack him together, while Murong Qi chose not to intervene.
• Wu Jian unleashed Long River Swordplay and Huo Ling used the Flame Great Handprint, but Lin Bai’s Wind-Slaying shattered Wu Jian’s technique and sent him flying out of the tent.

Lin Bai drove Azure Cloud Terrace Palace's martial artists from the king's tent and wagered that he could force the Great Moon Kingdom's army out within ten days. When Zhan Ying and the Qi Family Army opened Jiayue Pass's gates for the enemy, Lin Bai rushed to defend them while the Grand Princess took command.

• Lin Bai defeated Wu Jian and Fire Spirit, then accused Azure Cloud Terrace Palace of refusing to fight and trying to force the Grand Princess into making peace.
• Lin Bai and Murong Qi wagered their heads on whether Lin Bai could drive the Great Moon Kingdom's army from the southern border within a month; Lin Bai predicted victory within ten days.
• Murong Qi, Wu Jian, Fire Spirit, and the other Azure Cloud Terrace Palace martial artists left the king's tent after exchanging insults with Lin Bai.
• A blood-covered soldier reported that Zhan Ying had led the Qi Family Army out of Jiayue Pass and the Great Moon Kingdom's army was closing in through the open gates.
• The Grand Princess ordered the soldiers to defend the gates, while Lin Bai asked Ji Bei and Ji Bai to protect her and hurried toward the city gates.

Lin Bai reached Jiayue Pass as Zhan Ying and the Qi Family Army tried to open the gate for the Great Moon Kingdom’s advancing army. After Lin Bai and Chu Jiangliu fought to reclaim the gate, Lin Bai closed it and confronted the fleeing Zhan Ying, leaving him fatally wounded.

• Lin Bai arrived at Jiayue Pass and stopped Zhan Ying from killing Chu Jiangliu, learning that Zhan Ying had opened the city gate for the Great Moon Kingdom.
• Lin Bai called on the Qi Family Army to surrender, but Zhan Ying urged them to keep the gate open as the Great Moon Kingdom’s army approached.
• Lin Bai and Chu Jiangliu led the Divine Martial Nation forces in an assault, killing many Qi Family Army soldiers and taking control of the gate.
• Chu Jiangliu charged outside the gate to hold off the Qi Family Army while Lin Bai ordered the gate closed and went out to help him.
• Lin Bai struck Zhan Ying with his sword, then stepped on his chest as Zhan Ying lay dying.

Lin Bai and Chu Jiangliu exposed Qi King Manor’s treason and were trapped outside Jiayue Pass by Tuoba Feng’s million-strong army. After the Vanguard Camp soldiers were killed, Lin Bai flew Chu Jiangliu to safety atop the wall, while Tuoba Feng threatened to destroy the pass with cannons in seven days.

• Lin Bai questioned Zhan Ying, who confessed that Qi King Manor had helped the Great Moon Kingdom capture Nanning Pass and planned to seize the imperial throne; Lin Bai executed him.
• Tuoba Feng arrived at Jiayue Pass with a million troops and demanded that Lin Bai and Chu Jiangliu surrender, but they refused.
• Tuoba Feng ordered his Crossbow Battalion to fire, killing the Vanguard Camp soldiers outside the pass despite Lin Bai blocking the arrows.
• Lin Bai refused to kneel to Tuoba Feng and vowed to defend the Divine Martial Nation, then used his purple-and-cyan wings to carry Chu Jiangliu over the thousand-meter wall to safety.
• Tuoba Feng declared that City-Shattering Cannons would reach Jiayue Pass in seven days and threatened to destroy it.