Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and their companions entered Moon Palace’s Wind and Snow Palace while keeping their identities secret. They arrived at the palace and were greeted by two beautiful maids.

• Chen Yule agreed to pay the group’s five-hundred-immortal-jade admission fees at Bright Moon Pavilion.
• A Moon Palace maid recognized Chen Yule and Lin Bai from their portraits and praised Lin Bai’s battle record in the Water Mirror Sea.
• Chen Yule asked the maid to keep their identities and visit secret, and she agreed in keeping with Moon Palace’s rules.
• The maid led Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and the others to the snow-covered Wind and Snow Palace.
• Wind Night and Snow Chill welcomed the group, and Meng Qinxian eagerly praised their beauty.

Meng Qinxian marveled at the beauty and cultivation of Wind and Snow Palace’s maids as Chen Yule explained their backgrounds. Lin Bai and the others attended Miss Yun Ke’s Hundred Tales Banquet, where Yun Ke recognized Lin Bai and Chen Yule but discreetly treated them as distinguished guests, prompting speculation among the other attendees.

• Meng Qinxian asked Chen Yule whether Wind Night and Snow Chill could share a bed with guests, and Chen Yule explained that Miss Yun Ke would arrange a maid if Meng stayed the night.
• Chen Yule paid three thousand immortal jades for six banquet tickets, and Wind Night led Lin Bai, Chen Yule, Nie Shang, Lu Qingjun, Yi Heze, and Meng Qinxian into Wind and Snow Palace.
• Snow Chill sent the woman who had led them there to meet Miss Yun Ke after the woman insisted she had something to report.
• Wind Night seated the six men at three adjoining tables in the red chamber, where Miss Yun Ke recognized Lin Bai and Chen Yule as the Tianshui Sect and Chen Family Holy Sons.
• Miss Yun Ke welcomed the guests and ordered the maids to serve them Snow Dew, surprising the other attendees and making them wonder who the men were.

Yun Ke prepared to host Chen Yule, Lin Bai, and their companions at the Wind and Snow Palace after a maid warned her of their status and concealed identities. As the guests and other martial artists gathered for the Hundred Tales Banquet, a regular named Brother Long grew resentful of the newcomers’ special wine and boasted about his story.

• Chen Yule, Lin Bai, and the others drank Snow Dew wine while Yun Ke went to change clothes and touch up her makeup.
• A maid told Yun Ke that Chen Yule and Lin Bai were saints, urged her to treat their group well, and warned her not to reveal their concealed identities.
• Yun Ke finished dressing, brought several maids, and returned to the Red Chamber to host the guests.
• Lin Bai noticed the other wealthy young martial artists in the chamber and calculated how much Yun Ke could earn from the banquet.
• Brother Long complained that Yun Ke had served Snow Dew wine to the newcomers, then claimed his story would win her favor at the Hundred Tales Banquet.

Yun Ke returned to the Red Chamber and explained the Hundred Tales Banquet, where guests shared strange stories for her judgment. Meng Qinxian bristled when another young master mocked him, and that man volunteered to tell the first story.

• Yun Ke arrived at the Red Chamber, drawing Meng Qinxian's attention, and Chen Yule explained that she would only favor a man who won her affection willingly.
• Lu Qingjun advised Meng Qinxian to give a woman what she liked, and Chen Yule said Yun Ke preferred unusual tales to treasures or finery.
• Meng Qinxian vowed to impress Yun Ke with a strange story and boasted about his storytelling.
• Yun Ke explained that guests who told a poor or familiar story would have to drink wine as punishment.
• A young master mocked Meng Qinxian, who learned from Chen Yule that he did not recognize the man and dismissed the need to respect him.
• The mocking young master volunteered to tell the first story.

Wu Long told the guests at Bright Moon Pavilion that the feud between the Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect began when the Overturning Heavens Sect poisoned a Worship Heaven Sect Ancestor. His story drew the attention of Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, who grew furious as he continued.

• Miss Yun Ke hinted that Wu Long belonged to the Wu Family and that his sister was expected to marry Li Mo.
• Chen Yule admitted he had never heard of Wu Long's family, and Meng Qinxian dismissed it as insignificant.
• Wu Long announced that he would tell a story about the feud between the Overturning Heavens Sect and Worship Heaven Sect.
• Wu Long claimed the sects had once been friendly but became enemies after the Overturning Heavens Sect poisoned a visiting Worship Heaven Sect Ancestor at a banquet.
• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang became furious as Wu Long continued his account.

At the Wind and Snow Palace, Wu Long repeated a rumor that the Overturning Heavens Sect had poisoned the Worship Heaven Sect’s old ancestor over an affair, provoking Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang. The confrontation escalated after they defended their families and the dead ancestor, and Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze explained why the insult was personal to both men.

• Wu Long claimed the Overturning Heavens Sect had poisoned the Worship Heaven Sect’s old ancestor, and Yun Ke noticed Lin Bai, Chen Yule, Meng Qinxian, and Nie Shang reacting with anger.
• Yun Ke tried to stop Wu Long from discussing the feud, but Meng Qinxian and Chen Yule asked him to continue.
• Wu Long alleged that the old ancestor had carried on an affair with the Overturning Heavens Sect’s Sect Master’s wife and had been poisoned after the Sect Master discovered them.
• Meng Qinxian smashed a table and challenged Wu Long’s claim, while Nie Shang demanded proof and defended his master’s reputation.
• Meng Qinxian condemned Wu Long for slandering his parents, and Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze noted that Wu Long had insulted Meng Qinxian’s family and Nie Shang’s master.

At the Moon Palace, Wu Long’s insults provoked Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, whose parents and master he had slandered. Wu Long invoked Li Mo’s name, and Meng demanded that he bring Li Mo to face them as the conflict continued to escalate.

• Lin Bai and Chen Yule realized that Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang had personal reasons to confront Wu Long and agreed the situation could not easily be controlled.
• Wu Long defended his claims by saying he had learned them from Li Mo, the Li Family’s Holy Son.
• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang demanded that Wu Long bring Li Mo to them, while Wu Long refused and mocked their demand.
• Yun Ke asked Lin Bai and Chen Yule to mediate, but they told her not to interfere and assured her Chen Yule would handle any trouble.
• Yun Ke secretly crushed a jade pendant to send a message, and Meng Qinxian gave Wu Long one final chance to summon Li Mo.

Meng Qinxian beat Wu Long in the Wind and Snow Palace and forced him to summon Li Mo. Chen Yule revealed that he had allowed the confrontation to draw Li Mo to Lin Bai, leaving them waiting for the Li Family Holy Son.

• Meng Qinxian kicked Wu Long and demanded that he call Li Mo, while Miss Yun Ke asked Lin Bai and Chen Yule to intervene.
• Wu Long invoked his family's ties to the Li Family, but Meng Qinxian pinned him down and repeatedly slammed his head into the floor until he agreed to contact Li Mo.
• Wu Long reached Li Mo by Voice Transmission Token, claimed that someone had insulted the Li Family, and heard Li Mo promise to come at once.
• Meng Qinxian broke Wu Long's ribs, and Chen Yule assured Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang that his Chen Family could destroy the Wu Family if necessary.
• Chen Yule told Lin Bai that he had let the fight draw Li Mo to the Wind and Snow Palace so Lin Bai could meet him.

Li Mo arrived at Wind and Snow Palace and confronted Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang after they beat Wu Long. When Li Mo admitted he had spread an unsubstantiated rumor insulting Nie Shang’s sect, the two men challenged him.

• Meng Qinxian told Chen Yule he would take responsibility for the disturbance, while Chen Yule and Lin Bai offered to back him and Nie Shang.
• Li Mo entered the Red Tower with Wu Long and others, then threatened Yun Ke for allowing Wu Long to be injured.
• Meng Qinxian admitted he had beaten Wu Long, and Li Mo ordered him and Nie Shang to sever an arm and apologize.
• Nie Shang questioned Li Mo about the rumor that the Worship Heaven Sect’s ancestor had been poisoned over an affair.
• Li Mo admitted he had spread the rumor based on his own guess, prompting Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang to condemn him.

Lin Bai and his companions watched Li Mo clash with Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang, while several Sons from other territories backed Li Mo. The fight was interrupted when Kong Qiwen and Ling Huojun intervened, and Lu Qingjun warned them to stay out of it.

• Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze identified five of the six Sons accompanying Li Mo as figures from the Nine Sects of Qi Tian and the Eight Gates of Myriad Saints.
• Lin Bai decided he would help Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang if Li Mo’s dispute turned into a fight.
• Meng Qinxian and Li Mo exchanged punches, and Meng sent Li Mo staggering backward despite both having reached the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.
• Kong Qiwen and Ling Huojun blocked Meng Qinxian and declared they would intervene on Li Mo’s behalf, prompting Nie Shang to stand beside Meng.
• Lu Qingjun warned Kong Qiwen and Ling Huojun not to meddle, and they recognized him among the martial artists seated behind the crowd.

At Chen Yule’s banquet, Lin Bai noticed that several Holy Sons were defending Li Mo and suppressing anyone who might interfere. Their apparent closeness to Li Mo seemed unusually deep, and Lin Bai left the matter under suspicion.

• Lu Qingjun warned Kong Qiwen, Ling Huojun, and Tang Jing not to meddle, but they mocked him for visiting a place of romance until he angrily told them to do as they pleased.
• Mei Lin and Dugu Ming exposed Yi Heze’s presence and mocked him and the Pacifying Heaven Sword Sect’s rules, provoking his anger.
• Lin Bai asked Chen Yule whether Kong Qiwen, Ling Huojun, Tang Jing, Dugu Ming, and Mei Lin were deliberately backing Li Mo.
• Lin Bai wondered how the Holy Sons had become so close to Li Mo so quickly and secretly took note of their apparent alliances.

Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang confronted Li Mo over rumors about their sects, while Wu Kang, the Southern Region Yin-Yang Sect’s Saint, challenged Lin Bai and Chen Yule. The confrontation ended with Meng Qinxian demanding that Li Mo kneel and apologize, threatening to break every bone in his body if he refused.

• Meng Qinxian demanded to know why Li Mo had spread rumors about the Ancestor of the Worship Heaven Sect and the wife of the Overturning Heavens Sect’s Sect Master.
• Li Mo tried to draw Lin Bai and Chen Yule into the dispute, but they refused to take his side.
• Wu Kang introduced himself as the Saint of the Southern Region’s Yin-Yang Sect and asked Lin Bai and Chen Yule which of them was the stronger sword cultivator.
• Lin Bai mocked the Yin-Yang Sect’s standing and warned Wu Kang that the Chu Emperor would not tolerate malicious guests.
• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang told Lin Bai, Chen Yule, and the others not to interfere, then demanded that Li Mo kneel and apologize.
• Li Mo refused, and Meng Qinxian threatened to break every bone in his body.

Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang fought Li Mo and his allies in the Wind and Snow Palace, but Dugu Ming’s sneak attack injured Meng Qinxian. Chen Yule confronted Dugu Ming and attacked him to avenge Meng Qinxian.

• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang attacked Li Mo after he refused to kneel and apologize.
• Kong Qiwen joined the fight, but Nie Shang sent him flying before they exchanged blows that destroyed the Red Chamber.
• Meng Qinxian drove Li Mo back until Dugu Ming secretly struck him with the Nether Sword Finger, allowing Li Mo to stab Meng Qinxian through the shoulder.
• Chen Yule denounced Dugu Ming for attacking from the shadows, drew the Dragon Gate Sword, and charged at him.

Chen Yule fought Dugu Ming and Mei Lin after Dugu Ming ambushed and injured Meng Qinxian. Lin Bai saved Meng Qinxian from Li Mo and stepped in to fight him, hoping to extract information from his mind.

• Chen Yule wounded Dugu Ming after his escape technique failed, then suppressed him in battle.
• Mei Lin joined Dugu Ming against Chen Yule, who held his own against both Holy Sons.
• As Meng Qinxian weakened from the wound inflicted by Dugu Ming's Nether Sword Finger, Lin Bai intervened and knocked Li Mo's sword aside.
• Meng Qinxian withdrew to rest while Lin Bai confronted Li Mo, who threatened the Tianshui Sect.
• Lin Bai accepted Li Mo's challenge and planned to use the fight to obtain information from his mind.

Lin Bai unleashed the Azure Lotus Sword Intent and overwhelmed Li Mo, then faced a coordinated attack from Tang Jing, Ling Huojun, and Wu Kang. Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze joined him, splitting the battle into separate duels.

• Lin Bai clamped Li Mo's sword between two fingers and revealed the Azure Lotus Sword Intent, stunning Chen Yule, Yi Heze, and Lu Qingjun.
• Lin Bai's Sword Intent sent Li Mo flying, prompting Tang Jing, Ling Huojun, and Wu Kang to attack him together.
• Lin Bai repelled the three attackers and rejected their demand to end the fight.
• Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze stood with Lin Bai, and Lu Qingjun began fighting Tang Jing and Ling Huojun.
• Yi Heze identified himself to Wu Kang and attacked him with ten thousand sword rays, forcing Wu Kang to dodge.

Lin Bai faced Li Mo’s call for reinforcements as nine holy sons and holy daughters surrounded him at the Wind and Snow Palace. He drew his fiend sword and began a fierce battle against them while fighting continued across the palace.

• Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze intercepted Wu Kang, Ling Huojun, and Tang Jing as Chen Yule and Nie Shang fought other opponents, while Meng Qinxian healed nearby.
• Li Mo summoned Zhao Xiantu and Sun Miao, who arrived with Shangguan Tong and agreed to help him attack Lin Bai.
• Hua Qianshu, Jiang Xiaoyue, Ji Ruoci, Shen Haoyue, and Mo Mingyuan identified themselves and joined Li Mo, Zhao Xiantu, Sun Miao, and Shangguan Tong in surrounding Lin Bai.
• Li Mo led the attack, and the other eight holy sons and holy daughters followed; Lin Bai drew his fiend sword and struck back.
• Lin Bai’s sword Qi split the Wind and Snow Palace as he charged into battle against the nine attackers.

Lin Bai fought off nine Holy Sons and Holy Daughters who attacked him inside the Wind and Snow Palace, drawing a crowd as the battle shook the Moon Palace. He revealed a deeper mastery of Azure Lotus Swordplay than Jiang Xiaoyue, who countered with her strongest Mystic Art.

• Li Mo, Sun Miao, Zhao Xiantu, Shangguan Tong, Ji Ruoci, Hua Qianshu, Shen Haoyue, Mo Mingyuan, and Jiang Xiaoyue attacked Lin Bai together, and he repelled their strikes while wrecking the Wind and Snow Palace.
• The battle's shockwaves shook the Moon Palace, bringing martial artists and courtesans to watch as Lin Bai's one-against-nine fight became the focus of the crowd.
• Lin Bai shattered Hua Qianshu's plum-blossom attack and sent him flying with Azure Lotus Sword Intent.
• Jiang Xiaoyue accused Lin Bai of stealing her sect's teachings and attacked with the second stage of Azure Lotus Swordplay, but Lin Bai said her version lacked its essence and demonstrated his own.
• Lin Bai's Chaotic World Mire trapped Jiang Xiaoyue, who responded by unleashing One Sword Obscures the Heavens.

Lin Bai defeated the nine Holy Sons who had surrounded him, overwhelming Jiang Xiaoyue, Shen Haoyue, Mo Mingyuan, and Ji Ruoci with his swordplay. He then pinned Li Mo down and used Soul Search to probe his memories without killing him.

• Jiang Xiaoyue unleashed her imitation of One Sword Obscures the Heavens, but Lin Bai demonstrated the technique's true power and nearly struck her before Shen Haoyue intervened.
• Shen Haoyue attacked Lin Bai with Sword Control of Twin Dragons, but Lin Bai shattered the dragons and sent him flying.
• Ji Ruoci challenged Lin Bai with her phoenix bloodline after asking him to stop fighting, and he broke through her phoenix power and knocked her back.
• Lin Bai crushed the nine Holy Sons single-handedly, drawing shocked reactions from Meng Qinxian, Lu Qingjun, Chen Yule, Nie Shang, and Yi Heze.
• Lin Bai charged at the injured Li Mo, stomped him into the ground, and used Soul Search to examine his memories without harming his mind or taking his life.

Lin Bai used Soul Search on Li Mo and Zhao Xiantu to find the Posthumous Child, learning that the girl was being kept at the Zhao family's Orchid Pavilion. After Eunuch Gui arrived at Moon Palace with the Chu Emperor’s summons, Lin Bai and the other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters prepared to go to the imperial palace.

• Lin Bai searched Li Mo’s memories but found no information about the Posthumous Child.
• Lin Bai searched Zhao Xiantu’s memories and learned that the Third Prince had entrusted the girl to the Zhao family at Orchid Pavilion.
• Eunuch Gui arrived at Moon Palace and suppressed the fighting with his Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm aura.
• Eunuch Gui announced that the Chu Emperor had summoned every Holy Son and Holy Daughter who had fought at Moon Palace.
• Lin Bai told Chen Yule that they had to follow Eunuch Gui to the imperial palace.

After a brawl in the Moon Palace, Lin Bai and the other Saint Sons and Holy Daughters were summoned to meet the Chu Emperor. They entered the Hall of Heavenly Proclamation under an overwhelming pressure and prepared to answer for the disturbance.

• Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang offered to take the blame, but Lin Bai, Chen Yule, Yi Heze, and Brother Lu agreed that all six would share responsibility.
• Li Mo and Zhao Xiantu awoke, and they joined the others on the journey to the imperial palace.
• Eunuch Gui explained that the Moon Palace guards and the Zhao Xing Office had reported the brawl to the Chu Emperor, whose mood had worsened after hearing about it.
• Lin Bai and the others passed through the imperial palace gates and felt an increasing pressure that weighed on their bodies and souls.
• The Chu Emperor ordered the Saint Sons and Holy Daughters admitted, and Eunuch Gui led them into the Hall of Heavenly Proclamation.