Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai weighed whether to accept the Sect Master and Grand Elder’s offer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool and Yang God Pill, knowing that helping them against Ding Xian-lai could provoke a Death Reversal Realm powerhouse. Meanwhile, Chen Yiran informed Ding Xian-lai of the plan, and Ding Wulai set out to kill Jian Xuan in the Demon Bone Mountain Range.

• The Grand Elder reminded Chen Yiran, Gu Yuan, Lei Chong, and Chai Ming that they had also received the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool and Yang God Pill when the Sect Master and Grand Elder recruited them to oppose Ding Xian-lai.
• Lin Bai returned to his residence, considered the risks of accepting the Sect Master and Grand Elder’s offer, and decided he needed to take a long-term perspective.
• Chen Yiran secretly told Ding Xian-lai that the Sect Master and Grand Elder wanted Lin Bai to fight him in the Apprentice Qualification Battle.
• Ding Xian-lai dismissed Lin Bai as too weak to threaten him and said he would kill Lin Bai whether he appeared at the battle or not.
• Ding Wulai decided to kill Jian Xuan, who had left for a mission in the Demon Bone Mountain Range, and Ding Xian-lai sent Ye Xiao and Ye Xun to accompany him.

After learning that Jian Xuan and the other disciples had been attacked in the Demon Bone Mountain Range, Lin Bai joined Gu Yuan to find them. They reached the range and headed for the Profound Heaven Sect's outpost to learn where Jian Xuan's group had gone.

• Gu Yuan told Lin Bai that Jian Xuan had sent word that more than half of the thirty-plus martial artists with him had fallen in an attack.
• Lin Bai agreed to accompany Gu Yuan to the Demon Bone Mountain Range to investigate and find Jian Xuan.
• Gu Yuan explained that the range had once housed the Demon Bone Divine Sect, whose missing Sect Leader might still be alive, and that remnants of the sect could have attacked Jian Xuan's group.
• Lin Bai and Gu Yuan traveled by teleportation array and then flew to the Demon Bone Mountain Range.
• Gu Yuan led Lin Bai toward the Profound Heaven Sect's outpost to ask where Jian Xuan and the others had gone.

Lin Bai and Gu Yuan traveled to Demon Bone Mountain Range to investigate a distress message and learned the missing disciples had gone near the dangerous Bone Abyss. Lin Bai sensed a trail of killing intent and bloodshed, leading them to the slaughtered investigators, where he discovered one survivor.

• Gu Yuan and Lin Bai met Guo Fan, who told them the investigating disciples had gone to Bone Abyss.
• Gu Yuan explained that Bone Abyss contained ancient bones and deadly toxins, and gave Lin Bai Antitoxin Pills before they continued.
• Lin Bai sensed killing intent and the scent of blood ten thousand miles to the southeast, so he and Gu Yuan flew there.
• They found a battlefield strewn with the bodies of Profound Heaven Sect disciples, but Jian Xuan was not among them.
• Lin Bai spread his Slaughter Intent across the area and detected one surviving person.

Lin Bai and Gu Yuan found the dying Jia Hao, who revealed that Ding Wulai and the Ye brothers had slaughtered their fellow disciples. Lin Bai rushed toward the killing, while Jian Xuan was left broken and near death at the Bone Abyss.

• Lin Bai and Gu Yuan found Jia Hao, who recovered enough to identify Ding Wulai, Ye Xiao, and Ye Xun as the attackers and said Jian Xuan might have escaped.
• Lin Bai flew into the Demon Bone Mountain Range and used Slaughter Intent to search for survivors and enemies.
• Ding Wulai, Ye Xiao, and Ye Xun cornered the wounded Jian Xuan near the Bone Abyss after killing his companions.
• Ding Wulai boasted that his family would destroy the Profound Heaven Sect and threatened to kill Lin Bai after Jian Xuan.
• Ding Wulai struck Jian Xuan and used his spiritual power to shatter his bones and meridians.

Lin Bai arrived as Ding Wulai was killing Jian Xuan, but Jian Xuan's injuries were beyond saving. After Jian Xuan urged Lin Bai to become stronger, he fell into the Bone Abyss to spare Lin Bai the pain of watching him die; Lin Bai emerged in a blood-red fury and vowed to kill everyone present.

• Ding Wulai crushed Jian Xuan's bones and taunted him, but Jian Xuan declared that Lin Bai would avenge him.
• Lin Bai arrived and drove Ding Wulai back, then tried to save Jian Xuan with healing pills.
• Jian Xuan told Lin Bai that the Spirit Sword Sect's destruction was not his fault and urged him to become stronger than everyone else.
• Lin Bai's Slaughter Intent reached the middle stage, and he declared that his sword would be the sect rules as he confronted Ding Wulai.
• Jian Xuan fell into the Bone Abyss, and Lin Bai dived after him but could not find his body among the bones.
• Lin Bai burst from the Bone Abyss surrounded by blood-red flames and vowed that everyone present would die.

After Jian Xuan disappeared in the Bone Abyss, Lin Bai confronted Ding Wulai and killed Ye Xun and Ye Xiao when they tried to protect him. Lin Bai then advanced on Ding Wulai, who threatened him with the wrath of his family’s elders.

• Lin Bai emerged from the Bone Abyss and demanded that Gu Yuan move aside so he could confront Ding Wulai.
• Ye Xiao and Ye Xun attacked Lin Bai together, but Lin Bai used the Reaching Heaven Sword Art and Single Word Sword Art to defeat them with one strike.
• Lin Bai killed Ye Xun with a sword thrust through his throat.
• Ye Xiao unleashed his Heaven Splitting Hand, but Lin Bai shattered the attack and cleaved him in two.
• Lin Bai approached Ding Wulai, who warned that his elder brother and the elders of his family would take revenge if Lin Bai killed him.

Lin Bai killed Ding Wulai despite Gu Yuan’s warning and vowed to kill Ding Xian-lai in the Apprentice Qualification Battle, escalating his conflict with the Ding Family. Meanwhile, a dying man in the Bone Abyss was revived by a mysterious black bone and opened his eyes with an ancient, deathly aura.

• Ding Wulai threatened Lin Bai with the power of his family’s Death Reversal Realm ancestor, but Lin Bai shattered his defenses and struck him down.
• Ding Wulai begged Gu Yuan to intervene, and Gu Yuan urged Lin Bai to leave him for the Profound Heaven Sect’s laws, but Lin Bai declared his sword was the law and beheaded Ding Wulai.
• Lin Bai gave Ding Wulai’s head to Gu Yuan and vowed to kill Ding Xian-lai during the Apprentice Qualification Battle, then returned to the Profound Heaven Sect.
• Gu Yuan delivered the bodies of Ding Wulai, Ye Xiao, and Ye Xun to the Ding Family, and Ding Xian-lai publicly vowed to cut Lin Bai into a thousand pieces.
• In the Bone Abyss, a mysterious black bone destroyed a skin-and-bones old man and entered a dying man, repairing his body and reviving him.
• The revived man opened his eyes, now bearing a cold, deathly silence and an aura of ancient vicissitudes.

Lin Bai negotiated with the Sect Master and Grand Elder for rewards in exchange for killing Ding Xian-lai and the Ding Family’s allies in the Apprentice Qualification Battle. He secured an Eastern Continent Academy Qualification Token and ten Million-Li Teleportation Talismans, then entered the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool to cultivate for half a month before the battle.

• Lin Bai told the Sect Master and Grand Elder he would kill Ding Xian-lai and others favored by the Ding Family, but demanded rewards in return.
• Lin Bai insisted on receiving an Eastern Continent Academy Qualification Token immediately, and the Sect Master gave it to him while the Grand Elder explained that he would still need to pass the Academy’s assessment.
• Lin Bai bargained for twenty Million-Li Teleportation Talismans, then agreed to ten on the condition that the Profound Heaven Sect provided them before the Apprentice Qualification Battle.
• Lin Bai asked to cultivate in the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool and receive the Yang God Pill, and the Sect Master sent the Grand Elder to escort him there.
• The Grand Elder opened the secret realms and gave Lin Bai the Yang God Pill, and Lin Bai entered the pool, demanding not to be disturbed while he cultivated.

Lin Bai cultivated in the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool while the Sect Master and Grand Elder realized he planned to kill Ding Xian-lai and escape using a teleportation talisman. Ding Xian-lai told Old Ancestor Ding that his brother had been killed, but agreed to prioritize entering the Eastern Continent Academy to find medicine for the ancestor’s injuries.

• Lin Bai entered the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool and absorbed its spiritual energy while considering how to find the remaining volumes of the Five Elements Scripture.
• The Grand Elder explained to the Sect Master that Lin Bai had obtained a Qualification Token and ten Million-Li Teleportation Talismans so he could kill Ding Xian-lai and flee.
• The Sect Master and Grand Elder hoped Lin Bai would kill Ding Xian-lai, delaying Old Ancestor Ding’s recovery and giving the sect more time to prepare.
• Ding Xian-lai visited Old Ancestor Ding in the Ding Family’s forbidden cavern and mourned the killing of his younger brother, Ding Wulai.
• Old Ancestor Ding urged Ding Xian-lai to win entry to the Eastern Continent Academy and find medicine to heal his injuries, and Ding Xian-lai agreed.

Lin Bai used the Devouring Sword Soul to absorb the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool's spiritual power and advanced to the peak of the sixth layer of the Yang God Realm after taking a Yang God Pill. On the day of the Apprentice Qualification Battle, he received ten Million-Li Teleportation Talismans from the Grand Elder and set out, determined to kill Ding Xian-lai.

• After five days of cultivation, Lin Bai summoned the Devouring Sword Soul and drained the spiritual power from the Profound Heaven Spirit Pool.
• Lin Bai broke through to the sixth layer of the Yang God Realm, then took a Yang God Pill that raised him to its peak without advancing him to the seventh layer.
• Lin Bai stayed in the pool to study the first move of Dragon Slayer Swordplay while the Ding Family and Ding Xian-lai searched for him.
• On the day of the Apprentice Qualification Battle, the Grand Elder found that Lin Bai had emptied the pool and gave him ten Million-Li Teleportation Talismans.
• Lin Bai assured the Grand Elder he could defeat Ding Xian-lai, then left the pool vowing to kill him.

Lin Bai arrived at the Profound Heaven Sect’s Apprentice Qualification Battle and faced Ding Xian-lai, who vowed to kill him for his brother’s death. The two agreed to settle their feud in the Battlefield Secret Realm, where Ding Xian-lai’s allies also planned to target Lin Bai.

• The Profound Heaven Sect’s Central Plaza filled with martial artists awaiting the battle, and the Profound Heaven Ten Elites arrived.
• The Grand Elder warned Lin Bai that Ding Xian-lai’s five allies might interfere, and said they should be killed if possible.
• Chen Yiran loudly exposed Lin Bai’s presence, drawing Ding Xian-lai’s attention and killing intent.
• Ding Xian-lai confronted Lin Bai over Ding Wulai’s death, and Lin Bai answered that Jian Xuan’s life mattered more.
• The Grand Elder stopped them from fighting at the Central Plaza, and Ding Xian-lai challenged Lin Bai to fight in the Battlefield Secret Realm.
• Ding Xian-lai ordered Yuan Cheng, Qiao Quan, Dai Sen, Yi Guangyuan, and Li Song to cripple Lin Bai if they encountered him in the Battlefield Secret Realm.

The Profound Heaven Sect opened the Battlefield Secret Realm for its Apprentice Qualification Battle, where disciples competed for ten spots at the Eastern Continent Academy. After entering, Lin Bai effortlessly defeated a ninth-stage Yang God Realm martial artist and set out to find Ding Xian-lai.

• The Sect Master explained the battle’s rules and opened a passage to the Battlefield Secret Realm, where contestants would compete for tokens over half a day.
• Ding Xian-lai entered the realm with Yuan Cheng, Qiao Quan, and the others, then challenged Lin Bai to find him inside.
• Lin Bai accepted a token and entered the realm, followed by Gu Yuan, Chen Yiran, Lei Chong, Chai Ming, and the other Profound Heaven Ten Elites.
• A ninth-stage Yang God Realm martial artist attacked Lin Bai for his token, but Lin Bai caught his sword with two fingers and kicked him into a hill.
• Lin Bai flew off through the desolate forest, determined to find Ding Xian-lai.

Lin Bai encountered Yi Guangyuan in the Battlefield Secret Realm and demanded to know where Ding Xian-lai was. Yi Guangyuan unleashed his Infernal Demon Sky-Burning Fist, but Lin Bai pierced through its force with a single sword strike, leaving his blade at Yi Guangyuan’s throat.

• Lin Bai flew through the Battlefield Secret Realm and ran into Yi Guangyuan after Yi Guangyuan killed a martial artist and took his token.
• Lin Bai asked Yi Guangyuan where Ding Xian-lai was, and Yi Guangyuan said he would take Lin Bai to him after crippling him.
• Yi Guangyuan attacked Lin Bai with his peak mid-stage Blazing Fire Intent and low-grade King Grade fist technique, but Lin Bai dodged the punch.
• Yi Guangyuan used the Infernal Demon Sky-Burning Fist and struck at Lin Bai with overwhelming force.
• Lin Bai thrust the Demon Sword through Yi Guangyuan’s attack and stopped its blade at Yi Guangyuan’s throat, stunning the watching martial artists.

Lin Bai defeated Yi Guangyuan and demanded to know Ding Xian-lai’s whereabouts, but five members of the Profound Heaven Ten Elites surrounded him before Yi Guangyuan could answer. Lin Bai killed Qiao Quan with a swift sword strike, leaving the others to face him.

• Lin Bai defeated Yi Guangyuan and held a sword to his throat, demanding to know where Ding Xian-lai was.
• Li Song, Yuan Cheng, Qiao Quan, and Dai Sen arrived, forcing Lin Bai to release Yi Guangyuan and surrounding him.
• Qiao Quan challenged Lin Bai and attacked with the King Grade swordplay Shadow Wind Bone Scraper.
• Lin Bai countered with a swift sword strike that pierced Qiao Quan’s heart and killed him.

Lin Bai killed Qiao Quan and Yi Guangyuan after they joined Ding Xian-lai’s faction, then faced four Profound Heaven Ten Elites attacking him together. The chapter ended as Yuan Cheng, Chen Yiran, Li Song, and Dai Sen unleashed their strongest techniques against Lin Bai, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Lin Bai killed Qiao Quan with a single sword strike, and Yuan Cheng, Dai Sen, Li Song, and Yi Guangyuan swore revenge.
• Chen Yiran revealed that he also belonged to Ding Xian-lai’s faction and joined the others in surrounding Lin Bai.
• Yi Guangyuan attacked Lin Bai with Infernal Demon Sky-Burning Fist, but Lin Bai killed him with Single Word Sword Art.
• Dai Sen, Li Song, Chen Yiran, and Yuan Cheng unleashed Sky Severing Palm, Sky Piercer, Netherworld God Fist, and Soul Curse Finger at Lin Bai together.
• Martial artists gathered to watch as the Sect Master and Grand Elder feared Lin Bai might not survive the four men’s combined attack.

Yuan Cheng, Li Song, Dai Sen, and Chen Yiran unleashed a combined peak strike against Lin Bai, but his Azure Wood Divine Lightning protected him and left him with only a minor injury. Lin Bai survived and prepared to counterattack with a sword strike of his own.

• Yuan Cheng, Li Song, Dai Sen, and Chen Yiran joined forces to attack Lin Bai with their full power.
• Lin Bai’s cultivation rose to the peak of the ninth level of the Yang God Realm, and Azure Wood Divine Lightning surrounded him as the strike landed.
• The attackers and onlookers believed Lin Bai had been killed, but Lin Bai emerged from the smoke unharmed except for a small trickle of blood.
• Lin Bai mocked the four for thinking they had killed him and said their combined strike had only drawn a drop of blood.
• Lin Bai told the four that he had taken one strike from each of them and that they could now take one of his swords.

Lin Bai killed Chen Yiran, Dai Sen, and Li Song after they fought or fled, then cornered Yuan Cheng and raised his sword to finish him. Just as Yuan Cheng begged for his life, Ding Xian-lai’s furious voice rang out from the horizon.

• Lin Bai killed Chen Yiran with one sword after condemning him for betraying the Profound Heaven Sect and refusing to help him.
• Dai Sen tried to unleash his Martial Soul Secret Method, but Lin Bai killed him with Lightning God Slash.
• Yuan Cheng and Li Song fled, and Lin Bai’s Azure Wood Divine Lightning Sword killed Li Song and seriously injured Yuan Cheng.
• Yuan Cheng knelt and begged Lin Bai to spare him, but Lin Bai raised his sword to strike.
• Ding Xian-lai roared from the horizon, and Yuan Cheng called out for him to save him.

Lin Bai killed Yuan Cheng in front of Ding Xian-lai, then mocked the newcomer and fought him with powerful sword techniques. As Ding Xian-lai’s third punch bore down on him, Lin Bai summoned his flying swords and began forming the Primal Chaos Unification Sword Formation.

• Ding Xian-lai arrived and ordered Lin Bai to release Yuan Cheng, but Lin Bai beheaded Yuan Cheng instead.
• Lin Bai insulted Ding Xian-lai, while Gu Yuan, Chai Ming, Lei Chong, the Sect Master, and the Grand Elder watched the confrontation unfold.
• Ding Xian-lai unleashed the King Grade boxing art Three Realms Destruction, and Lin Bai countered with Four Gods Sword Slash and Single Word Sword Art.
• Ding Xian-lai struck back with Desolation Shatterer and Firmament Shatterer, driving nearby martial artists to retreat.
• Lin Bai summoned his flying swords and activated the Primal Chaos Unification Sword Formation as Ding Xian-lai’s attack approached.

Lin Bai and Ding Xian-lai survived their initial clash and unleashed their Martial Souls and secret techniques in a more dangerous fight. The chapter ended as Lin Bai countered Ding Xian-lai’s sun-devouring punch with a sword strike combining three Intents and the Devouring Sword Soul.

• Lin Bai’s Primal Chaos Unification Sword Formation collided with Ding Xian-lai’s punch, heavily injuring both fighters without ending the battle.
• Lin Bai and Ding Xian-lai stood again, and both declared that their fight was only beginning.
• Ding Xian-lai summoned his Heaven Grade Nine Black-Winged Flood Dragon Martial Soul, while Lin Bai revealed his Emperor Grade Nether Palace and crossed Ding Xian-lai’s name from the Book of Life and Death.
• Ding Xian-lai used Devour the Heavens to destroy Lin Bai’s Nether Palace, then launched Devour the Sun and dimmed the sun with his punch.
• Lin Bai united his Slaughter, Rainstorm, and Aurora Intents with the Devouring Sword Soul and swung a sword strike against Ding Xian-lai’s attack.

Lin Bai and Ding Xian-lai unleashed their strongest attacks in the Battlefield Secret Realm, where Lin Bai destroyed Ding Xian-lai’s Dragon Extinction strike with Three Foot Edge. Lin Bai then moved to kill the defeated Ding Xian-lai for Senior Brother Jian Xuan, but the chapter ended as the Sect Master and Grand Elder watched.

• Lin Bai and Ding Xian-lai exchanged devastating attacks and were both badly injured.
• Ding Xian-lai exploded his martial soul and unleashed Dragon Extinction, exhausting his spiritual power in a final punch.
• Lin Bai used Dragon Slayer Swordplay: Three Foot Edge to destroy Ding Xian-lai’s attack.
• Lin Bai approached the weakened Ding Xian-lai and declared that he had to pay with his life for Senior Brother Jian Xuan.
• Lin Bai thrust his sword toward the dazed Ding Xian-lai as the Sect Master and Grand Elder watched excitedly.