Chapter Summaries

Ling Tianzi rebuked Ji Xiang for wasting a century seeking revenge, taught him the Soul Severing Swordplay, and ended their master-disciple bond. Meanwhile, the Five Venoms Sect learned that Lin Bai had taken the key to its treasure vault in the Ten Thousand Mountains and sent Master Yishan and the Holy Daughter to recover it.

• Ling Tianzi told Ji Xiang that he had wasted his potential by stubbornly waiting to kill the monk, then taught him the Soul Severing Swordplay and severed their bond.
• After Ling Tianzi left, Ji Xiang wept for three days, took the Demon Sword, and jumped down the dry well; three days later, the temple collapsed.
• Master Yishan told the Five Venoms Sect's Guardian Supreme that Lin Bai had killed his father and taken the treasure-vault key from his Storage Bag.
• The Guardian Supreme explained that the Ten Thousand Mountains vault held nearly one hundred billion spirit stones meant to fund the Five Venoms Sect's war against Divine Relic Ridge.
• The Guardian Supreme gave Master Yishan a Serpent God Talisman and sent him to kill Lin Bai and retrieve the key.
• The Holy Daughter volunteered to accompany Master Yishan, and the Guardian Supreme approved her plan.

Lin Bai discovered that Chen De Kuai’s Storage Bag held a half-seal that might serve as a key, then continued toward Famous Sword Manor for its Sword Assembly. Nearing his destination, he met a purple-robed elder who mistook Lin Bai’s flying sword for an extraordinarily costly Soaring Spirit Sword.

• Lin Bai found a half of a Vermillion Bird Seal in Chen De Kuai’s Storage Bag and suspected its missing half could complete a key.
• Lin Bai resumed his journey and entered the Heaven Sword Dynasty after nearly flying to the Saint Night Dynasty by mistake.
• Lin Bai rested before continuing toward Famous Sword Manor, where martial artists were gathering for the Sword Assembly.
• A purple-robed elder approached Lin Bai in the clouds and identified his flying sword as a mid-grade Soaring Spirit Sword.
• The elder questioned how Lin Bai, who came from the Divine Martial Nation, could possess such an expensive sword.

Lin Bai accepted the Purple-Robed Elder’s challenge to race to Famous Sword Manor, taking a ten-breath head start as the elder sped away. Lin Bai caught up and flew alongside him, leaving the shocked elder stunned by his speed.

• The Purple-Robed Elder challenged Lin Bai to race to Famous Sword Manor and promised him a fortune if Lin Bai won.
• Lin Bai agreed to give the Purple-Robed Elder a ten-breath head start, and the elder took off at great speed.
• After ten breaths, Lin Bai used the Sword Control Art to drive his flying sword forward at tremendous speed.
• The Purple-Robed Elder assumed Lin Bai had fallen far behind and continued toward Famous Sword Manor.
• Lin Bai caught up with the Purple-Robed Elder and flew beside him, shocking the elder.

Lin Bai repeatedly outpaced the Purple-Robed Elder on the way to Famous Sword Manor, leaving the Sky Realm expert furious and humiliated. The Purple-Robed Elder kept making excuses as Lin Bai waited for him, and the race remained unresolved.

• The Purple-Robed Elder accelerated away from Lin Bai, but Lin Bai caught up after waiting ten breaths and matched his pace.
• Lin Bai offered to go ahead to Famous Sword Manor and told the Purple-Robed Elder not to hurry, enraging the elder with his consolation.
• Lin Bai sped fifty thousand li ahead, while the Purple-Robed Elder pushed himself to his maximum speed but could not find him.
• Lin Bai waited an hour in the clouds and claimed he had stopped so the Purple-Robed Elder would not get lost.
• The Purple-Robed Elder suggested Lin Bai go ahead, and Lin Bai offered to give him a ten-breath or half-hour head start, deepening the elder's humiliation.

Lin Bai raced the Purple-Robed Elder to Famous Sword Manor and reached the gate first, but the elder never showed up. After Lin Bai waited for hours, a fiery red-haired Crown Prince and his entourage arrived and challenged him.

• Lin Bai offered to let the Purple-Robed Elder start ahead, but the elder kept making excuses before agreeing to race to Famous Sword Manor.
• Lin Bai flew at full speed toward the manor, while the Purple-Robed Elder took a detour to avoid losing to him.
• Lin Bai reached the manor’s sword-shaped stele first and waited for the Purple-Robed Elder, but five hours passed without him appearing.
• A fiery red-haired Crown Prince arrived at the manor with more than a dozen companions and demanded to know who Lin Bai was, threatening to cut him down.

Lin Bai clashed with the Fire Sword Crown Prince outside Famous Sword Manor, but Su Xingmang intervened before they could fight. The Crown Prince entered the manor, and Lin Bai turned his attention to the coming Sword Assembly and the Purple-Robed Elder’s absence.

• The Fire Sword Crown Prince threatened Lin Bai and demanded that he kneel and kowtow, but Lin Bai refused and mocked him.
• The Fire Sword Crown Prince attacked Lin Bai with a flame-wreathed sword, and Su Xingmang blocked the strike from inside Famous Sword Manor.
• Su Xingmang introduced himself as Star Sword Master and reminded the Fire Sword Crown Prince that private fighting near the manor was forbidden during the Sword Assembly.
• The Fire Sword Crown Prince agreed to follow the rules, threatened Lin Bai, and entered Famous Sword Manor with Su Xingmang.
• Lin Bai concluded that the Purple-Robed Elder was not coming and entered Famous Sword Manor to see which experts had arrived for the Sword Assembly.

Lin Bai arrived at Famous Sword Manor for the Sword Assembly, where Su Xingmang and Fire Sword Crown Prince tried to humiliate him by downgrading his lodging. Lin Bai revealed Famous Sword Manor’s Golden Sword Jade Scroll and asked the clerk to recognize it as an invitation.

• Lin Bai passed Su Xingmang and Fire Sword Crown Prince on the steps, then ignored their insults and entered the Guest Hall.
• Su Xingmang interrupted Lin Bai’s registration to arrange a superior residence for Fire Sword Crown Prince, then ordered Lin Bai to be given a low-grade room.
• Lin Bai insisted that, as a Sword Assembly participant, he should receive an inferior residence under the rules, despite Su Xingmang’s threat.
• Lin Bai asked what lodging invited martial artists received and learned they stayed in special-grade rooms.
• Lin Bai presented the Golden Sword Jade Scroll and asked the clerk whether it was Famous Sword Manor’s invitation letter.

Lin Bai presented his Golden Sword Jade Scroll invitation to Famous Sword Manor, but Su Xingmang and Fire Sword Crown Prince accused him of forging it because of his cultivation. Su Xingmang drew his heirloom Star Sword and threatened to cripple Lin Bai, who prepared to fight.

• Lin Bai placed his Golden Sword Jade Scroll invitation on the table, shocking the watching martial artists.
• Su Xingmang accused Lin Bai of forging the invitation, and Fire Sword Crown Prince and the crowd supported the accusation.
• Lin Bai protested that Famous Sword Manor had invited him and questioned how its guests were being treated.
• Su Xingmang declared that he would cripple Lin Bai and drew the Star Sword.
• Lin Bai sensed Su Xingmang's strength and coldly asked if he wanted to fight.

Lin Bai confronted Su Xingmang after the Famous Sword Manor disciple accused him of forging an invitation. Jian Ruohan confirmed that she had invited Lin Bai, forced Su Xingmang to kneel and apologize, and then offered to arrange Lin Bai’s accommodations before the Fire Sword Crown Prince interrupted.

• Su Xingmang prepared to attack Lin Bai for allegedly insulting Famous Sword Manor and forging an invitation, but Jian Ruohan arrived with Ye Jianqiu and stopped him.
• Lin Bai told Jian Ruohan how Su Xingmang had mistreated him, and Su Xingmang tried to attack him again.
• Jian Ruohan confirmed that Lin Bai’s invitation was genuine and that she had personally given it to him.
• Jian Ruohan ordered Su Xingmang to kneel and apologize, and he obeyed after resisting.
• Lin Bai accepted Jian Ruohan’s offer to arrange his accommodations, but the Fire Sword Crown Prince stopped them to speak.

Jian Ruohan ignored the Fire Sword Crown Prince’s demand for an invitation, and Ye Jianqiu defeated him with a single look after he attacked from behind. Lin Bai’s arrival and Ye Jianqiu’s feat stirred Famous Sword Manor, where several martial artists vowed to challenge Lin Bai at the upcoming Sword Assembly.

• The Fire Sword Crown Prince questioned Jian Ruohan about not receiving an invitation, but she dismissed him and escorted Lin Bai from the Guest Hall.
• Ye Jianqiu called the Fire Sword Crown Prince trash, presented his Golden Sword Jade Scroll, and received a token for a premium residence.
• The Fire Sword Crown Prince attacked Ye Jianqiu from behind, but Ye Jianqiu knocked him into a wall with a single look and warned that he would have killed him if not for Famous Sword Manor’s rule.
• The Fire Sword Crown Prince swore to defeat Ye Jianqiu and Lin Bai, while Su Xingmang also vowed to kill Lin Bai at the Sword Assembly.
• News spread through Famous Sword Manor that Lin Bai had arrived and Ye Jianqiu had defeated the Fire Sword Crown Prince with one look, prompting other geniuses to vow to challenge Lin Bai.

Lin Bai arrived at Famous Sword Manor and learned that he could obtain the Wood Sword Spring Grass only by becoming East Ridge's Premier Sword Cultivator. After Jian Ruohan left him at Sword River Palace, Li Shu'an and the maids mocked Lin Bai for his cultivation level and questioned how he had earned an invitation.

• Jian Ruohan showed Lin Bai Sword River Palace and explained that Famous Sword Manor awarded one stalk of Wood Sword Spring Grass each year to East Ridge's Premier Sword Cultivator.
• Lin Bai resolved to compete for the title because he needed the Wood Sword Spring Grass to complete his Five-Element Spiritual Vortices.
• Jian Ruohan introduced Lin Bai to Li Shu'an and instructed him to look after Lin Bai during his stay.
• After Jian Ruohan left, Li Shu'an dismissed Lin Bai as a freeloader and told the maids to disperse.
• The maids mocked Lin Bai's cultivation and complained that he was not the peerless genius they had hoped to serve.

Lin Bai learned the Sword Assembly’s three trials and the rules for competing in Sword Assembly City, then confronted Li Shu'an and the maids over their insults. Li Shu'an attacked Lin Bai, and Lin Bai stood his ground as the sword strike rushed toward him.

• Li Shu'an explained that sword cultivators had to cross Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, scale Sword Saint Mountain, and traverse a cliff face before competing for seats in Sword Assembly City.
• Lin Bai recognized that the three trials tested strength, sword intent, and quick reactions, while Li Shu'an and the maids mocked his chances of passing.
• Lin Bai showed his Golden Sword Jade Scroll and challenged Li Shu'an after telling him and the maids to leave Sword River Palace.
• Li Shu'an scoffed at Lin Bai's mid-stage cultivation and launched a powerful sword attack as Lin Bai remained motionless.

Lin Bai effortlessly evaded Li Shu'an's attacks before defeating him with a single punch, revealing that he had been toying with him. After the maidservants switched from mocking Lin Bai to flattering him, he ordered them and Li Shu'an out, prompting them to beg for mercy because Famous Sword Manor would punish them for failing their duties.

• Li Shu'an attacked Lin Bai repeatedly, but Lin Bai used his movement technique to evade every strike while the maidservants mocked him.
• The maidservants realized Lin Bai was stronger than they had thought and began flattering him as Li Shu'an grew furious.
• When Li Shu'an unleashed his Wind Chasing Swordplay, Lin Bai shattered the attack with a punch and sent him flying.
• Lin Bai ordered Li Shu'an and the maidservants to leave Sword River Palace, and they pleaded with him not to condemn them to punishment from Famous Sword Manor.

Lin Bai welcomed Ye Jianqiu to Sword River Palace, where they discussed why Famous Sword Manor had invited them and how both had become targets of resentment among East Ridge's sword cultivators. Lin Bai declared that he aimed for first place, setting up a likely clash with Ye Jianqiu in Sword Assembly City.

• Ye Jianqiu visited Lin Bai with two pots of wine and explained that he trusted Famous Sword Manor's judgment in inviting Lin Bai despite his cultivation level.
• Lin Bai and Ye Jianqiu drank together at Moon Gazing Pavilion and agreed that their invitations had made them targets of other sword cultivators.
• Ye Jianqiu explained that he faced challengers because he had been East Ridge's Premier Sword Cultivator but had failed to reach the Human Core Realm.
• Lin Bai said he was aiming for first place in the sword debate tournament, and Ye Jianqiu predicted they would fight in Sword Assembly City.
• The maid called Lin Bai and Ye Jianqiu madmen for laughing together despite expecting to become opponents.

Lin Bai learned that Lin Zier was waiting in the Divine Martial Nation for her greatest enemy, and he recognized that she was waiting for him. As he prepared to return for the Four Great Sects Tournament, Ye Jianqiu shifted the conversation to the sword cultivators gathered at Famous Sword Manor.

• Lin Bai and Ye Jianqiu agreed that they would compete for first place in the Sword Assembly Tournament while preserving their friendship.
• Ye Jianqiu said he sought someone who could defeat him, believing that losing would help him break through to the Human Core Realm.
• Ye Jianqiu told Lin Bai that Lin Zier had tied with a Human Core Realm expert and been invited to Divine Relic Ridge, but had stayed at Azure Cloud Terrace Palace because she was waiting for her greatest enemy.
• Lin Bai realized Lin Zier was waiting for him and resolved to face her at the Four Great Sects Tournament after competing at Famous Sword Manor.
• Ye Jianqiu noticed Lin Bai's reaction and began describing the many renowned sword cultivators who had come to this year's tournament.

Ye Jianqiu told Lin Bai about the strongest sword cultivators expected at the Sword Assembly, including Jian Ruohan, Feng Yunxiu, and the Eighteen Sword Lords. After Ye Jianqiu left, Lin Bai forgave Li Shu'an and prepared to rest, but a young girl called to him.

• Ye Jianqiu explained that Famous Sword Manor's Eighteen Sword Lords wielded powerful Grade Five Spirit Tools and named Jian Ruohan and Feng Yunxiu among the leading contenders.
• Ye Jianqiu revealed that Jian Ruohan placed seventy-second in last year's Sword Assembly while only at the ninth level of the Heaven Martial Realm, and said she had grown much stronger.
• Ye Jianqiu listed other prominent sword cultivators from across the East Ridge Seven Hundred Kingdoms and said rumors favored him, Feng Yunxiu, and Jian Ruohan for the top three.
• Ye Jianqiu left Sword River Palace and told Lin Bai they would meet again in Sword Assembly City.
• Li Shu'an apologized to Lin Bai, who forgave him and told him not to disturb his rest unless something major happened.
• As Lin Bai turned to enter Sword River Palace, a young girl's voice called out, "Big Brother Lin Bai."

Bai Zhiyuan arrived at Sword River Palace to reunite with Lin Bai, who invited her and her protector Qi Long Hai to stay. After sharing a meal with her, Lin Bai discovered he had been poisoned, and Bai Zhiyuan entered his room laughing wickedly.

• Bai Zhiyuan reunited with Lin Bai at Sword River Palace, accompanied by her protector Qi Long Hai.
• Qi Long Hai told Lin Bai that some Crown Princes had harassed Bai Zhiyuan at Famous Sword Manor, so Lin Bai invited them to stay at the palace.
• Bai Zhiyuan ate with Lin Bai and then went to sleep in a room beside his.
• Lin Bai went to bed, discovered his body was numb and weak, and realized he had been poisoned.
• Bai Zhiyuan entered Lin Bai's room laughing, and Lin Bai asked what she had done.

Lin Bai resisted Bai Zhiyuan’s attempt to keep him with her and told her he had already consummated his marriage with Bai Xiaoxiao, prompting her to flee. After purging the poison overnight, he learned Bai Zhiyuan might have gone to the Sword Immortal Tavern and set out to find her and uncover who supplied the poison.

• Bai Zhiyuan confessed she had poisoned Lin Bai to keep him by her side, but Lin Bai suppressed the poison with his true qi and rejected her advances.
• Lin Bai told Bai Zhiyuan he had already consummated his marriage with Bai Xiaoxiao, and Bai Zhiyuan ran from the room in tears.
• Lin Bai collapsed after Bai Zhiyuan left and spent the night using the Grand Five Elements Art to expel the poison.
• At dawn, Lin Bai found Bai Zhiyuan missing and seized Qi Long Hai, demanding to know how she had obtained the poison.
• Qi Long Hai suggested Bai Zhiyuan might have gotten it from the prominent families staying in the northern mountain range, and said she had likely gone to the Sword Immortal Tavern.
• Lin Bai ordered Qi Long Hai to take him to the Sword Immortal Tavern to find Bai Zhiyuan and investigate the poison.

At Sword Immortal Tavern, Qingfeng Layman tried to take the drunken Bai Zhiyuan away by force after winning their drinking contest. Lin Bai arrived and gave him three breaths to release her, then drew his sword when Qingfeng Layman refused.

• Bai Zhiyuan drank through the night and warned the men crowding around her to leave.
• Qingfeng Layman drove the men away, challenged Bai Zhiyuan to a drinking contest, and claimed she had to go with him if he won.
• After outdrinking Bai Zhiyuan, Qingfeng Layman grabbed her and dragged her toward the tavern entrance despite her struggles.
• Lin Bai entered the tavern and ordered Qingfeng Layman to release Bai Zhiyuan, threatening to cut off his arm after three breaths.
• Qingfeng Layman invoked Famous Sword Manor's ban on private combat, but Lin Bai counted to three and drew his sword.

Lin Bai cut off Qingfeng Layman's arm in the Sword Immortal Tavern and tried to take Bai Zhiyuan away, but the Eighteen Sword Lords blocked them. Long Guihai ordered the Sword Lords to seize Lin Bai and take him to the Hall of Law Enforcement, and they surrounded him.

• Lin Bai ignored Qingfeng Layman's warning about Famous Sword Manor's rules and used his Instant Kill Sword to sever Qingfeng Layman's left arm.
• Lin Bai tried to cover Bai Zhiyuan with his clothes and take her away, but she angrily rejected his help, so he carried her over his shoulder.
• Long Guihai and the other Eighteen Sword Lords arrived and blocked Lin Bai; Lin Bai claimed Bai Zhiyuan was his younger sister, but she said she did not know him.
• Qingfeng Layman accused Lin Bai of attacking him, and Lin Bai admitted to cutting off his arm.
• Long Guihai ordered the Eighteen Sword Lords to seize Lin Bai and take him to the Hall of Law Enforcement, and they surrounded him.