Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai arrived at Serene Heart Tavern, where its mistress selected him as the day’s sole drinking guest over famous martial artists Xiao Jin and Juehun. When they challenged the choice, the mistress revealed that Lin Bai was Dongfang Bai, wielder of the Demon Sword.

• Lin Bai entered Serene Heart Tavern and waited among hundreds of martial artists hoping to be chosen as the day’s drinking guest.
• The maid Xiang'er invited Lin Bai to the private chamber, surprising the gathered guests and displeasing Xiao Jin and Juehun.
• Xiao Jin and Juehun objected to the choice, and other martial artists demanded that the tavern’s mistress explain herself.
• The mistress announced that she had invited Dongfang Bai, wielder of the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai asked Xiao Jin and Juehun if he could go have a drink.

Lin Bai visited Serene Heart Tavern in Chaoyang City and drank with Ni Xiang'en, the Wine Immortal. As experts gathered outside to challenge him for the Demon Sword, Lin Bai learned about Lingnan’s young magnates and realized Ni Xiang'en’s wine contained an intent that weakened his strength.

• Xiang'er led Lin Bai into a private room, where Ni Xiang'en welcomed him with Moonlight Brew.
• Ni Xiang'en praised Lin Bai for openly carrying the Demon Sword, and he explained that he welcomed challengers to temper himself in life-or-death battles.
• Experts, including Xiao Jin and Juehun, gathered outside Serene Heart Tavern as Ni Xiang'en described the three great young masters: Hu Long, Qian Shui, and Tian Xin.
• Lin Bai admitted he had come hoping to test Ni Xiang'en, but decided against fighting her after sensing how much stronger she was.
• Lin Bai examined the Moonlight Brew and suspected that Ni Xiang'en’s intent had entered the wine and weakened his strength.

Lin Bai left the Serene Heart Tavern after learning that Ni Xiang'en's Moonlight Brew held a mysterious Intent and that Lingnan's young experts were heading to Purple Gold City. Outside, he killed an attacker and then defeated Xiao Jin and Juehun, leaving the gathered martial artists stunned by his strength.

• Lin Bai noticed the extraordinary Intent in Ni Xiang'en's Moonlight Brew, while Ni Xiang'en remarked that he had resisted its effects through thirteen cups without revealing his secrets.
• Ni Xiang'en's maid Xiang'er warned that Xiao Jin, Juehun, and other experts were waiting outside, but Ni Xiang'en trusted Lin Bai to protect the Demon Sword.
• When Lin Bai exited the tavern, an unseen attacker tried to steal the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai split the attacker in two with a single strike.
• Xiao Jin attacked Lin Bai with his One Sword, Limitless technique as Juehun emerged from hiding and aimed a killing strike at Lin Bai's throat.
• Lin Bai blocked Xiao Jin's attack, caught Juehun's blade between two fingers, and then beheaded both men with the Demon Sword when Juehun tried to flee.

Lin Bai attended the Chaoyang City auction to buy Yang God Realm demonic beast blood and bid against Gu Lingfei of Sky Fortune City. The chapter ended with Gu Lingfei reacting angrily after learning that the demon sword’s inheritor, Dongfang Bai, had challenged his bid.

• After killing Juehun and Xiao Jin, Lin Bai returned to the inn and pondered the strange artistic conception in Ni Xiang'en’s Moonlight Brew.
• Two days later, Lin Bai went to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion for the auction, hoping to buy Yang God Realm demonic beast blood to raise his cultivation.
• Bidders drove the blood’s price above one hundred million spirit stones before Gu Lingfei bid two hundred million and warned others that he needed it.
• Lin Bai bid two hundred and fifty million spirit stones, and the auctioneer identified him as the demon sword’s inheritor, Dongfang Bai.
• Gu Lingfei rose in anger and glared toward Lin Bai’s private room.

Lin Bai won the auction for the Yang God Realm demonic beast blood after outbidding Gu Lingfei, then left Chaoyang City and fought off hundreds of martial artists seeking the Demonic Sword. Gu Lingfei arrived after the battle and found the forest covered in corpses.

• Lin Bai outbid Gu Lingfei and bought the demonic beast blood for 450 million spirit stones.
• Lin Bai left Chaoyang City in the rain and headed for the barren mountains, while martial artists followed him.
• An assassin attacked Lin Bai, but Lin Bai killed him with the Demonic Sword.
• Dozens and then hundreds of martial artists charged Lin Bai, and he killed more than a hundred of them in the forest.
• Gu Lingfei arrived with other martial artists and saw the corpses, remarking that the Demonic Sword was extraordinary.

Wu Chun and the Deathsworn Legion of the Flying Cloud Dynasty cornered Lin Bai in Chaoyang City, while Gu Lingfei also sought the demon sword. After refining Yang God Realm demon blood and breaking through to the peak of the seventh level of the Sky Realm, Lin Bai fought back against both forces and unleashed the Nether Domain as Wu Chun attacked.

• Wu Chun identified himself as the Myriad-Man Commander of the Flying Cloud Dynasty's Deathsworn Legion and demanded that Gu Lingfei stay out of their mission to kill Lin Bai.
• Gu Lingfei revealed that he wanted the demon sword, then charged at Lin Bai as Wu Chun ordered the deathsworn to attack.
• Lin Bai revealed that he had refined the demon blood, raising his cultivation from the fifth level to the peak of the seventh level of the Sky Realm.
• Gu Lingfei attacked Lin Bai but was struck down and badly injured by the demon sword.
• The Deathsworn Legion attacked Lin Bai, who killed more than a dozen of them before Wu Chun slashed his abdomen.
• As Wu Chun launched another attack, Lin Bai activated the Nether Domain from the Nameless Sword Art.

Lin Bai slaughtered the Flying Cloud Dynasty’s deathsworn, but Wu Chun’s final attack badly wounded him and Gu Lingfei escaped using a secret technique. Lin Bai then confronted a group of martial artists emerging from the forest, who praised his swordsmanship.

• Lin Bai unleashed Netherworld and killed nearly all the deathsworn, while Wu Chun escaped the sword domain wounded.
• Lin Bai caught up to Wu Chun and killed him, but Wu Chun detonated his short saber and filled Lin Bai’s chest with shrapnel.
• Gu Lingfei attacked Lin Bai, then explained the Heavenly Ladder and his ambition to claim a place among its four first-tier geniuses.
• Lin Bai countered Gu Lingfei with Yellow Springs Ghost Rain and Lingering Night, but Gu Lingfei escaped using Golden Cicada Shelling.
• Lin Bai called out to the hidden onlookers, and a group of martial artists emerged to praise the demonic sword’s heir.

Wounded after battle, Lin Bai faced Yun Tianyi and Liang Chunrong, who demanded that he serve the Cloud Heaven Dynasty or die. Lin Bai refused and fled as the Sky Dome Army attacked, but Liang Chunrong struck him into a deep pit and closed in.

• Yun Tianyi offered Lin Bai a title, a fief, and a marriage alliance if he followed Yun Tianyi’s orders, then threatened him with the Sky Dome Army and Liang Chunrong.
• Lin Bai learned that Liang Chunrong had reached the second step of the Heavenly Ladder, the same step as Gu Lingfei.
• Lin Bai refused to become Yun Tianyi’s subordinate, so Yun Tianyi ordered the Sky Dome Army to kill him and told Liang Chunrong to bring back the Demon Sword.
• Lin Bai fled while slashing through the soldiers, but Liang Chunrong pursued him and punched him into a deep pit.
• Lin Bai crawled from the pit and realized his wounds left him unable to fight a second-step Heavenly Ladder warrior for long.

Lin Bai fought Liang Chunrong and the Sky Dome Army, then killed Yun Tianyi to break the army’s command and escape into the forest. As bloody fighting continued, a Yin Saint powerhouse from Sword Scar City arrived in the barren mountains with Yan Sen and Lu Heng.

• Yun Tianyi and Liang Chunrong demanded that Lin Bai submit, but Lin Bai charged toward the Third Prince instead.
• Liang Chunrong used Earth Intent to batter Lin Bai and shatter his Nether Domain sword shadows.
• Lin Bai used the sword shadows as a diversion, reached Yun Tianyi, and pierced the Third Prince’s throat with his sword.
• Lin Bai carved through the Sky Dome Army and escaped into the forest, while Liang Chunrong failed to catch him.
• A Yin Saint powerhouse from Sword Scar City flew from Chaoyang City toward the barren mountains with Yan Sen and Lu Heng.

After killing Third Prince Yun Tianyi, Lin Bai escaped the Sky Dome Army and hid in a cave to heal, but Second Master Hu tracked him down and nearly killed him. Hu Xian'er intervened and carried Lin Bai away, leaving Second Master Hu to watch her go.

• Lin Bai killed Third Prince Yun Tianyi, escaped the Sky Dome Army’s encirclement, and hid in a cave to treat his wounds.
• Liang Chunrong ordered the Sky Dome Army to search the mountains rather than return to the imperial capital, then told them to find Lin Bai before the Yin Saint experts could claim the demon sword.
• Second Master Hu arrived with Yan Sen and Lu Heng, learned that Lin Bai had escaped, and tracked him to the cave.
• Second Master Hu shattered the cave and struck at Lin Bai, who fled from the ruins while gravely injured.
• Hu Xian'er deflected Second Master Hu’s sword and carried Lin Bai away, while Second Master Hu recognized her and let them escape.

Xiang'er reported to Ni Xiang'en how Lin Bai fought his way through several forces in the barren mountains before Hu Xian'er rescued him from Second Master Hu. The next morning, martial artists discovered the dead across the mountains as Ni Xiang'en prepared to leave for Purple Gold City.

• Xiang'er told Ni Xiang'en that Lin Bai had killed the Chaoyang City forces, the Gu Lineage martial artists, and the Flying Cloud Dynasty's Deathsworn Legion, while Gu Lingfei escaped.
• Xiang'er recounted that Lin Bai killed Third Prince Yun Tianyi to break out of the Sky Dome Army's encirclement, then Hu Xian'er rescued him from Second Master Hu.
• Ni Xiang'en declined Xiang'er's offer to pursue Lin Bai and recover the demon sword, saying Lin Bai would not die, and told Xiang'er to prepare for their departure to Purple Gold City.
• Martial artists entering the barren mountains found the corpses of Chaoyang City's forces, the Gu Lineage, the Deathsworn Legion, the Sky Dome Army, and Third Prince Yun Tianyi, and suspected Lin Bai had killed them.

After a woman rescued Lin Bai from Second Master Hu, he woke in a small town and learned that she was Hu Xian'er, who had cared for him while he was unconscious. Hu Xian'er revealed that she wanted the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai prepared to leave rather than hand it over.

• A mysterious woman carried Lin Bai away from Second Master Hu as he was about to fight back, and Lin Bai fainted from his injuries.
• Lin Bai woke three days later in a small town with his wounds bandaged and his clothes changed.
• Hu Xian'er entered with food, teased Lin Bai about caring for him, and revealed that she knew he was Dongfang Bai.
• Hu Xian'er admitted that she wanted to play with the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai said she could try to take it by force before preparing to leave.
• Hu Xian'er realized Lin Bai had seen through her intentions and seethed at being outmaneuvered.

After Hu Xian'er rescued Lin Bai from a Yin Saint expert, Lin Bai recovered and agreed to travel with her toward the Night Crow Mountains, secretly intending to use her to counter his pursuer. They left for the Azure Dragon Empire and Purple Gold City, while Hu Xian'er still believed she could obtain the demon sword.

• Lin Bai treated his injuries after Hu Xian'er refused to let him leave, and privately planned to keep her close as protection from the Yin Saint expert.
• Hu Xian'er told Lin Bai she had carried him to a town a hundred thousand li from Chaoyang City, where he spent three days recovering.
• Lin Bai prepared to leave, but Hu Xian'er insisted on following him, so he asked where he could find the most demon beasts.
• Hu Xian'er explained that the Night Crow Mountains in the Azure Dragon Empire were a training ground near Purple Gold City, which was about to accept disciples.
• Lin Bai traveled by teleportation formation toward the Night Crow Mountains, and Hu Xian'er followed, unaware that he planned to use her against the Yin Saint expert pursuing him.

Lin Bai and Hu Xian'er traveled to the Night Crow Mountains, where Lin Bai killed the Demon Tiger King and rapidly hunted demonic beasts. Hu Xian'er secretly met Second Master Hu and planned one last attempt to obtain Lin Bai’s Demon Sword, leaving her next move unclear.

• Lin Bai and Hu Xian'er entered Night Crow Town and learned that the Demon Tiger King was terrorizing Mount Huajiang.
• Hu Xian'er explained that demonic beasts came to the Night Crow Mountains to test themselves and attract the attention of sects and dynasties, and Lin Bai decided to confront the Tiger King.
• Lin Bai killed the Demon Tiger King with one strike, refined its demonic blood, and broke through to the eighth level of the Sky Realm.
• Lin Bai spent half a month slaughtering demonic beasts across the mountains, and news of the powerful sword cultivator spread.
• Hu Xian'er secretly met Second Master Hu and said she wanted the Demon Sword for herself, not for Sword Scar City.
• Hu Xian'er told Second Master Hu she would give Dongfang Bai one final chance and bring him to Mount Mingyang the next day if he refused to hand over the sword.

Lin Bai realized Hu Xian'er had led him into a trap on Mount Mingyang to seize the Demon Sword. Surrounded by Hu Xian'er, Second Master Hu, Lu Heng, and Yan Sen, he refused to surrender the Demon Sword inheritance.

• Lin Bai remained at the peak of the eighth layer of the Sky Realm and reflected on the Demon Sword and his incomplete Grand Five Elements Art.
• Hu Xian'er told Lin Bai that a powerful demonic beast had appeared on Mount Mingyang, and he agreed to go with her.
• Lin Bai suspected Hu Xian'er’s invitation was a setup but followed her to Mount Mingyang after she refused to change their destination.
• At the summit, Hu Xian'er revealed that she was Hu Hu’s elder sister and that Second Master Hu was her uncle and Sword Scar City’s vice city lord.
• Second Master Hu, Lu Heng, and Yan Sen arrived, and Hu Xian'er demanded that Lin Bai hand over the Demon Sword inheritance.
• Lin Bai refused Hu Xian'er’s demand.

Lin Bai fought Second Master Hu on Mount Mingyang to test his strength against a Yin Saint powerhouse. After Second Master Hu overwhelmed him, Lin Bai unleashed his Ghost Domain and Yellow Springs Ghost Rain, catching his opponent in a deadly attack.

• Lin Bai refused Hu Xian'er’s demand for his treasured sword and challenged Second Master Hu to a fight.
• Lin Bai’s Lingering Night struck Second Master Hu’s Earth Intent barriers, but Second Master Hu counterattacked and sent Lin Bai flying with his overwhelming sword force.
• Lin Bai used Demons and Specters to break through Second Master Hu’s sword shadows, forcing both fighters back and drawing a crowd of onlookers.
• Lin Bai launched Ghost Domain, then used Yellow Springs Ghost Rain as Second Master Hu unleashed the full power of the Yin Saint Realm.
• The rain pierced Second Master Hu’s clothes and flesh, and Lin Bai’s Ghost Domain and Yellow Springs Ghost Rain struck him in succession.

Lin Bai battled Second Master Hu, but Gui Jing of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect intervened and drove Hu away. Gui Jing offered Lin Bai his protection in Purple Gold City and urged him to attend the sect’s upcoming disciple recruitment.

• Lin Bai used Rainstorm Intent and Aurora Intent against Second Master Hu, but Hu shattered the rain and wounded him with Shatter Heaven.
• Lin Bai countered with Blood Sky Slash, and their clash severely injured Yan Sen and Lu Heng before both swordsmen were blasted apart.
• Gui Jing appeared between Lin Bai and Second Master Hu, and Hu recognized him as the Seventh Peak Master of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
• Gui Jing scolded Second Master Hu for bullying Lin Bai, and Hu left with Yan Sen, Lu Heng, and Hu Xian'er.
• After Lin Bai thanked him, Gui Jing told him to invoke his name if Yin Saint experts bullied him in Purple Gold City and urged him to attend the disciple recruitment.

After recovering from his fight with Second Master Hu, Lin Bai headed to Purple Gold City ahead of the recruitment. There, he encountered Li Zifeng, a shady bookseller hawking scandalous stories about the Demon Sword's successor, and unexpectedly bought one for a thousand spirit stones.

• Lin Bai accepted Gui Jing's advice to go to Purple Gold City and traveled deeper into the Night Crow Mountains.
• Lin Bai spent three days tending to his injuries before entering Purple Gold City, where martial artists, merchants, and major forces had gathered.
• A shifty-eyed bookseller tried to sell Lin Bai scandalous books, including stories about the Demon Sword's successor and Dongfang Bai and Hu Xian'er.
• The bookseller introduced himself as Li Zifeng and claimed he knew the Demon Sword's successor's private secrets.
• Lin Bai offered his only thousand spirit stones, and Li Zifeng eagerly accepted them as payment for a book.

Lin Bai encountered Li Zifeng peddling scandalous books in Purple Gold City, then found an inn offering security, discounts, and information about the city’s prodigies. He decided to stay at the Heavenly Treasure Inn as he prepared for the disciple selection.

• Li Zifeng sold Lin Bai two books about the Demon Sword's heir and gave him a Sound Transmission Talisman.
• Li Zifeng tried to sell Hu Xian'er a book about her and Dongfang Bai, then fled when she recognized him and threatened him.
• Lin Bai discarded the books and searched for an inn, finding the city’s lodging offers suspicious.
• A waiter explained that the Heavenly Treasure Inn guaranteed guests’ safety and offered discounts and information about Purple Gold City’s forces and prodigies.
• Lin Bai chose to rent a superior room at the Heavenly Treasure Inn.

Lin Bai examined the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s Three Steps of the Heavenly Ladder and learned about several ranked geniuses, including Hu Xian'er and Gu Jianyun. After paying for a room at the Heavenly Treasure Inn, he heard that the Pavilion was discussing the recently appeared successor of the Demon Sword.

• Lin Bai studied the Ladder’s top tier and was surprised that Young Master Qian Shui had reached mid-stage Water Drop Intent.
• The shop assistant told Lin Bai that Hu Xian'er had helped Sword Scar City rise by seducing and killing martial artists, and Lin Bai spotted her among the second-tier geniuses.
• Lin Bai found Gu Jianyun, Yan Sen, and Lu Heng on the third tier, then reacted awkwardly to the shop assistant’s story about Gu Jianyun.
• Lin Bai paid fifteen million spirit stones for a fifteen-day stay and followed the shop assistant to a room on the inn’s seventh floor.
• The shop assistant said the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was discussing the recently appeared successor of the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai asked what they were discussing.