Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai drew the Demon Sword, the Heaven Measuring Ruler, and his four flying swords to attack the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree while Chen Yule fought to escape its vines. Lin Bai and Chen Yule brought down the tree, leaving its life force fading and its trunk available for the Yellow Springs Demon Bone.

• Chen Yule struggled against the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree's rapidly regrowing vines as Lin Bai finished assessing the enemy.
• Lin Bai armed himself with the Demon Sword and Heaven Measuring Ruler and summoned four flying swords, drawing the attention of onlookers in the Ascension Celestial Palace.
• Lin Bai sent the four flying swords to attack the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree, while Chen Yule seized the chance to rejoin the fight.
• The Yellow Springs Ancient Tree divided its vines between Lin Bai and Chen Yule and dropped explosive red fruits, but neither fighter was hurt.
• Qian Hen warned Lin Bai not to use the Heaven Measuring Ruler to destroy the tree's trunk if he wanted it for the Yellow Springs Demon Bone.
• Lin Bai shattered the tree's defenses, and Chen Yule severed its trunk and uprooted it, leaving the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree's life force to fade.

Lin Bai and Chen Yule fought the enraged Camel Mountain Demon Turtle after Qian Hen collected the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree. They pursued the wounded turtle as it tried to flee, and Lin Bai smashed its shell, killing it.

• Lin Bai asked Qian Hen to seal away and collect the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree as the Camel Mountain Demon Turtle's power began to grow.
• Chen Yule explained that the turtle carried the tree as a weapon and would fight directly once it was gone.
• The Camel Mountain Demon Turtle attacked Lin Bai and Chen Yule, but their sword techniques badly wounded it.
• The turtle withdrew into its shell and spun up a deadly gale to escape, so Lin Bai and Chen Yule gave chase.
• Chen Yule opened a gap in the gale, and Lin Bai struck the turtle's shell with the Heaven Measuring Ruler, killing it.

Lin Bai and Chen Yule killed the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree and Camel Mountain Demon Turtle, impressing the watching martial artists and deepening Emperor Chu’s suspicions about Liang Wang. After Chen Yule departed, Lin Bai and Qian Hen resumed their search, but an urgent message from Meng Qinxian summoned them.

• Lin Bai and Chen Yule killed the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree and Camel Mountain Demon Turtle, stunning the Chen Family martial artists and onlookers in the Ascension Celestial Palace.
• Emperor Chu suspected Liang Wang had provoked the Undying Holy Sect’s Saint Son to force Lin Bai to fight.
• Chen Yule claimed the Camel Mountain Demon Turtle’s corpse, then led the Chen Family martial artists away to hunt more prey.
• Lin Bai accepted the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree from Qian Hen and said they needed to hunt more exotic beasts to win the wager.
• Lin Bai and Qian Hen set off in the Black Awning Boat, but their Telepathic Bracelets lit up with an urgent message from Meng Qinxian.

Lin Bai and Qian Hen rushed to answer Meng Qinxian’s distress call and found him surrounded by Zhao Xiantu, Li Mo, and their allies after he killed a powerful exotic beast. The chapter ended as Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo attacked the wounded Meng Qinxian.

• Meng Qinxian sent a distress message through his Telepathic Bracelet, and Lin Bai and Qian Hen followed its signal southeast.
• Lin Bai and Qian Hen reached a devastated mountain range where Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo had cornered the injured Meng Qinxian with five other Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.
• The elders of the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Zhao and Li Family mocked and traded barbs over the ambush as the battle played on the Ascension Celestial Palace’s screen.
• Zhao Xiantu demanded that Meng Qinxian surrender the exotic beast he had killed, but Meng Qinxian refused and taunted Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo for their poor hunting and their status as Holy Sons.
• Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo charged at Meng Qinxian after he insulted them.

Meng Qinxian fought Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo despite his grave injuries, forcing them to bring out their Grand Yi Divine Weapons. Lin Bai arrived with Qian and shielded Meng Qinxian from their attack, then launched a counterattack that left Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo shocked.

• Meng Qinxian struck Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo with two punches, badly injuring both of them despite his own worsening wounds.
• Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo drew the Mount Tai Sword and the Overlord Sky Halberd, and their combined attack shook the Southern Sky Hunting Garden.
• Lin Bai and Qian arrived on a Black Awning Boat, and Lin Bai used an ice-blue pearl to form a barrier against the weapons' attack.
• Lin Bai burst from the smoke and dust, struck Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo with Sword Qi and flying swords, and forced them to defend themselves.
• Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo recognized Lin Bai and demanded to know why he had appeared and attacked them.

Lin Bai and Qian Hen arrived in time to save the badly injured Meng Qinxian from Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo, who were trying to seize the Nine-Headed Demon Serpent he had killed. Lin Bai confronted the two Saint Sons over their claim to the serpent, and the fight resumed with all three wielding Grand Yi Divine Weapons.

• Lin Bai arrived aboard the Black Awning Boat and used the Sea God Pearl to block Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo's attacks on Meng Qinxian.
• Qian Hen helped the injured Meng Qinxian onto the boat, where Meng revealed that he had killed a Nine-Headed Demon Serpent.
• Lin Bai learned Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo had attacked Meng to steal the serpent and told Meng to heal while he dealt with them.
• Lin Bai rejected Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo's demand to hand over the serpent, accusing them of taking advantage of Meng's injuries.
• Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo activated their Grand Yi Divine Weapons and charged Lin Bai.

Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo attacked Lin Bai with their Grand Yi Divine Weapons, but Nie Shang arrived in time to seize the Overlord Sky Halberd and join the battle. As Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo launched a renewed attack, Qian Hen warned Lin Bai and Nie Shang that killing a Saint Son could bring trouble with the Ascension Celestial Palace.

• Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo attacked Lin Bai with the Mount Tai Sword and the Overlord Sky Halberd, while Meng Qinxian offered to help despite his injuries.
• Lin Bai used the Sea God Pearl to block both weapons, then wielded the Demon Sword against the Mount Tai Sword as the Overlord Sky Halberd bore down on him.
• A giant hand seized the Overlord Sky Halberd, and Nie Shang arrived after receiving Meng Qinxian's message through the Telepathic Bracelet.
• Nie Shang praised Lin Bai's body-refinement strength and agreed to fight Li Mo while Lin Bai faced Zhao Xiantu.
• Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo launched their Grand Yi Divine Weapons again, and Qian Hen warned Lin Bai and Nie Shang not to kill a Saint Son because the Ascension Celestial Palace was watching.

Lin Bai and Nie Shang defeated Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo despite their Grand Yi Divine Weapons, then faced three powerful elders who intervened to protect the defeated Saints. One elder apologized on behalf of the Zhao and Li Families and promised a generous gift to Tianshui Sect, while Lin Bai remained unmollified.

• Qian Hen warned Lin Bai and Nie Shang not to kill Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo, lest they provoke the Zhao and Li Families.
• Nie Shang used the Nine Steps to Heaven to evade Li Mo's Overlord Sky Halberd and struck him in the chest with the Worship Heaven Great Handprint.
• Lin Bai used his sword formations and weapons to overwhelm Zhao Xiantu, who was sent flying beside Li Mo.
• Three Superior-Grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm elders stepped in to shield Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo.
• An elder apologized to Lin Bai on behalf of the Zhao and Li Families and promised a generous gift to Tianshui Sect if Lin Bai showed mercy.

Lin Bai seized the Mount Tai Sword and Overlord Sky Halberd, erased the Zhao and Li Families’ spiritual imprints, and demonstrated his control over the weapons. The families’ elders backed down but demanded that he return the weapons after they left the Southern Sky Hunting Garden.

• Lin Bai took the Mount Tai Sword and Overlord Sky Halberd from the ground, claiming he would keep them safe from aberrant beasts.
• Lin Bai used the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit to devour the weapons’ defensive arrays and spiritual imprints, causing Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo to collapse and lose control of them.
• The Zhao and Li Families’ elders accused Lin Bai of provoking their families and demanded that he return the weapons.
• Lin Bai wielded the Mount Tai Sword to unleash two-thirds of its power and challenged the elders to test it.
• The elders chose not to fight, demanded the weapons’ return after the hunting garden, and left with Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo.

Lin Bai and Nie Shang defeated Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo, and Lin Bai took their Grand Yi Divine Weapons, prompting speculation that the Zhao and Li families would replace their disgraced Sons. In the Ascension Celestial Palace, the Zhao and Li Family Old Ancestors confronted Pan Qing, who defended Lin Bai and challenged them over their accusations.

• Qian Hen explained that the Zhao and Li families had Secluded Prodigies ready to replace Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo after their humiliating defeat.
• Lin Bai told the group to resume hunting, and Qian Hen and Meng Qinxian messaged the others that the danger had passed.
• The warriors watching inside and outside the Ascension Celestial Palace erupted in shock when they saw Lin Bai take both Grand Yi Divine Weapons.
• The Overturning Heavens Sect's Old Ancestor mocked the Zhao and Li families for losing their weapons while failing to obtain the Nine-Headed Demon Serpent.
• The Zhao and Li Family Old Ancestors accused Pan Qing and the Tianshui Sect of taking their ancestral treasures, and Pan Qing defended Lin Bai and confronted them.

After the Chu Emperor ordered Lin Bai to return the Li and Zhao families’ Grand Yi Divine Weapons after the Southern Sky Hunting Garden, Pan Qing accepted the loss, satisfied that Lin Bai had restored the Tianshui Sect’s reputation. Lin Bai and Qian Hen hunted beasts for days, until a stranger approached them on the seventh day.

• The Chu Emperor stopped Pan Qing and the Li and Zhao Family Old Ancestors from fighting, then ordered Lin Bai to return the two Grand Yi Divine Weapons after the hunt.
• Pan Qing decided the Tianshui Sect had already achieved its aim by having Lin Bai defeat Zhao Xiantu and Li Mo and seize their weapons.
• Nie Shang and the recovering Meng Qinxian left the Black Awning Boat to hunt, while Lin Bai warned Meng Qinxian to call for help if he encountered a first-tier beast.
• Lin Bai asked Qian Hen about the Undying Holy Sect, and Qian Hen explained that its members could undergo Blood Rebirth after dying.
• Over the following days, Lin Bai and Qian Hen hunted beasts, and Lin Bai collected fifteen second- and third-tier corpses.
• On the seventh day, after Lin Bai killed a roc, an approaching martial artist introduced him as the Tianshui Sect’s Holy Son and the Wolf Marquis of the Chu Kingdom.

The Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom challenged Lin Bai to a wagered spar after arriving just after Lin Bai killed a Roc. Lin Bai offered ten rare beasts, and the Crown Prince accepted, unaware that Lin Bai had deliberately chosen Third Tier beasts to make him underestimate the wager.

• The Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom appeared after Lin Bai killed the Roc and claimed he had come to investigate rare beast traces.
• Lin Bai prepared to leave with Qian Hen, but the Crown Prince called him back and proposed a spar with five rare beasts at stake.
• The Crown Prince boasted of his years of warfare and confidence in his strength, while Lin Bai recalled his own battles and raised the wager to ten rare beasts.
• Lin Bai produced ten rare beast corpses, and the Crown Prince accepted the wager, assuming they were weak Third Tier beasts.
• Qian Hen recognized that Lin Bai had deliberately selected the Third Tier beasts to make the Crown Prince underestimate him.

Lin Bai defeated the Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom with one sword strike, but the prince accused him of attacking unfairly and refused to hand over ten variant beasts. Lin Bai offered him another chance to attack, and the prince charged again with a flood of seawater.

• The Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom boasted that he had killed ten variant beasts, though he was secretly short by two.
• The Crown Prince attacked Lin Bai with hundreds of water dragons, and Lin Bai cut them apart with one sword strike, leaving the prince badly wounded.
• After Lin Bai offered to yield, the Crown Prince accused him of a sneak attack and refused to hand over the variant beasts.
• Lin Bai offered the Crown Prince another chance to attack, while Qian Hen sensed Lin Bai's killing intent.
• The Crown Prince gathered seawater from a shattered space and charged at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai defeated the Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom and demanded the ten variant beasts they had wagered. After the Crown Prince could provide only eight, Lin Bai demanded one million immortal jades for the remaining two, leaving the Crown Prince furious.

• The Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom unleashed his secret mystic art, but Lin Bai split the waves and severed one of his arms with a sword strike.
• Lin Bai gave the wounded Crown Prince one more chance to fight, and the Crown Prince admitted defeat before trying to flee with his severed arm.
• Lin Bai stopped the Crown Prince and demanded the ten variant beasts from their wager.
• The Crown Prince handed over eight variant beasts and said he would provide the other two later, but Lin Bai refused to let him leave without settling the debt.
• Qian Hen valued each variant beast at five hundred thousand immortal jades, so Lin Bai demanded one million immortal jades for the missing two, enraging the Crown Prince.

Lin Bai threatened the wounded Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom until he agreed to compensate the Tianshui Sect. The Crown Prince left after writing an IOU for one million immortal jades, and Lin Bai considered using the same tactic against other powerful figures.

• Lin Bai attacked the Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom with his flying swords after the Crown Prince refused to pay or hand over two exotic beasts.
• The Crown Prince begged for mercy and offered to provide two exotic beasts later, but Qian Hen demanded one million immortal jades instead.
• Qian Hen presented a Silk Jade Scroll, and the Crown Prince wrote and signed an IOU for one million immortal jades using his blood as ink.
• Lin Bai let the Crown Prince leave with a warning, and the Crown Prince vowed that the Thousand Water Kingdom would not forget the dispute.
• Qian Hen explained that collecting the debt would be difficult, and Lin Bai kept the IOU while considering using the tactic on other Holy Sons.

In the Ascension Celestial Palace, observers watched Lin Bai defeat the Crown Prince of Thousand Water Kingdom twice and make him write an IOU for one million immortal jades. When Thousand Water Kingdom’s elders challenged Tianshui Sect, Prince Chen defended Lin Bai and rebuked the Crown Prince’s arrogance toward Chu Kingdom.

• The martial artists watching the light screens saw the Crown Prince of Thousand Water Kingdom approach Lin Bai after Lin Bai killed a roc, and Lin Bai showed him ten aberrations.
• Lin Bai defeated the Crown Prince twice, leaving him gravely wounded in the second fight, and the Crown Prince wrote an IOU for one million immortal jades.
• Thousand Water Kingdom’s elders confronted Pan Qing, who argued that their Crown Prince had brought the defeat on himself by scheming to take advantage of Lin Bai and Qian Hen.
• Prince Chen intervened, saying the Crown Prince had repeatedly provoked Lin Bai and disrespected Chu Kingdom, and told Thousand Water Kingdom to make him reflect on his conduct.
• Thousand Water Kingdom’s experts swallowed their anger and acknowledged Prince Chen’s rebuke.

The Chu Emperor publicly approved Prince Chen’s defense of Tianshui Sect by rewarding him with Nine Heavens Immortal Dew. As the hunt neared its end, gambling matches over captured exotic species began early at Cloud Peak, with the major sects’ top prodigies not yet participating.

• Prince Chen ended the dispute between Tianshui Sect and the Thousand Water Kingdom, and the Chu Emperor rewarded him with Nine Heavens Immortal Dew.
• The Third Prince was shocked and resentful when he realized the Chu Emperor’s gift signaled approval of Prince Chen’s actions.
• By the eleventh day of the hunt, teams began targeting other participants’ exotic species as the hunting period entered its final days.
• Several sects among the Twenty-Seven Sects of Chu and smaller Lineages started gambling matches at Cloud Peak, while the top prodigies remained absent.
• The Chu Emperor, the Third Prince, Prince Chen, Patriarch Pan Qing, and other spectators watched the battles at Cloud Peak through a light screen.

The hunting gambling battles reached Cloud Peak, where Chen Yule arrived injured and prepared to face rivals from Chu’s Five Great Families and Seven Sects. Yan Han of the Heaven and Earth Gate then confronted Chen Yule, hinting that his real target was someone else.

• The Twenty-Seven Sects of Chu began the gambling battles a day early, and the fighting ended without any deaths.
• On the traditional hunting day, the participants gathered at Cloud Peak for the final gambling battles.
• Chen Yule and the Chen Family martial artists arrived bloodied, and Chen Yule told the weaker sects he had no interest in fighting them.
• Yan Han and the Heaven and Earth Gate arrived, and Chen Yule challenged Yan Han after noticing his cold gaze.
• Yan Han said his target was not the Chen Family, and Chen Yule mocked him by questioning whether he could defeat that target.

Lin Bai and Qian Hen learned about the hunting wager and set off for Cloud Peak, where hunters would compete for each other’s exotic beasts. Emperor Chu then ordered Lin Bai to investigate a suspicious battle far to the southeast, leaving their destination—and the cause of the disturbance—uncertain.

• Lin Bai killed a Five-Headed Golden Lion and learned from Qian Hen that the final three days of the hunt would feature a wager in which martial artists staked their exotic beasts.
• Lin Bai and Qian Hen decided to go to Cloud Peak, hoping to join the wager and meet the Tianshui Sect’s group.
• Emperor Chu saw smoke obstructing his formation’s view of a battle and ordered Lin Bai to investigate seven hundred thousand li southeast.
• Lin Bai told Qian Hen about the order, and Qian Hen turned the Black Awning Boat toward the indicated location.
• The martial artists watching the light screens noticed Lin Bai and Qian Hen’s sudden change of direction, and the Third Prince, Prince Chen, Xiao Cangsheng, and Liang Wang grew suspicious.

Lin Bai and Qian Hen reached a vast cloud of Forbidden Sea Dark Wind Sand that blocked divine sense and formations. Suspecting someone had raised it for a hidden purpose, Lin Bai entered the storm to investigate while Qian Hen stayed behind.

• Qian Hen drove the Black Awning Boat hundreds of thousands of li to reach the source of the thunderous rumbling and smoke.
• Lin Bai used his Asura Dharma Eyes but could not see through the smoke and dust.
• Qian Hen identified the cloud as Forbidden Sea Dark Wind Sand, a costly substance that isolated divine sense and obstructed formations.
• Lin Bai and Qian Hen reasoned that whoever had deployed the sand likely had a purpose beyond hunting exotic beasts.
• Lin Bai stepped into the storm, where fierce astral winds tossed him about, and used the Taiji Two Forms Sword Formation to advance.