Vol. 2The Mo River Rebirth

Li Hao defended Heaven’s Gate Pass, swept through the demon territories, and helped repel the invasion of Liang Prefecture. After Li Xiaoran sent him into Dragon City Fallen River, Li Hao was reborn into the Li Family and began formal sword training at age six.

  • Li Hao broke with the Li Family, joined Li Hongzhuang at Heaven’s Gate Pass, and defeated Chi Tiger Lord and the Six-Tusked Hibernating Pig.
  • Li Hao carved a boar tusk and earned his first Path of Carving rank.
  • Li Hao reached the land immortal realm and killed the Black Bird Demon King, driving two other Demon Kings away from Heaven’s Gate Pass.
  • The fleeing Demon Kings wounded Song Qiumo.
  • Li Hao broke through to the Three Immortalities Realm and swept through the demon territories, forcing Demon Kings toward Liang Prefecture.
  • The Dragon Gate and Great Void Realm invaded Liang Prefecture while Li Hao returned from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
  • Li Hao helped turn back the demon assault on Liang Prefecture, then entered Dragon City Fallen River and was reborn as an infant in the Li Family.
  • At age six, Li Hao chose a longsword and began formal martial arts training.
Chapters 101–200 Read from ch. 101

Arc 5Leaving the Divine General Residence

Li Hao’s conflict with Li Tiangang and the accusations surrounding Liu Yuerong led him to sever ties with the Li Family and leave for Heaven’s Gate Pass. There he joined Li Hongzhuang in defending the frontier, defeated the demon horde, and began carving a boar tusk.

  • Li Hao defeated Li Qianfeng in their spar, then accused Liu Yuerong of poisoning him as a baby, prompting a confrontation with Li Tiangang that escalated into a fight.
  • Li Hao awakened his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form and reached the Grandmaster Realm, but Li Tiangang gravely injured him before Li Muxiu intervened and accused Liu Yuerong of poisoning him.
  • After learning that his mother was alive in Great Wasteland Heaven, Li Hao rejected the Li Family and accepted Li Tiangang’s terms to repay his debts by guarding Heaven’s Gate Pass for three years.
  • Li Hao left the Divine General Residence with Ren Qianqian, while Bian Ruxue caught up with them before returning home to pursue the Sword Dao.
  • At the frontier, Li Hao introduced himself as Ji Hao, and Li Hongzhuang chose to remain with him after sending the surviving Blood Fiend Army soldiers home.
  • Li Hao raised a Haotian battle flag and revealed his Heaven and Man Realm cultivation, then went with Li Hongzhuang to confront Chi Tiger Lord’s demon horde.
  • Li Hao killed the attacking demons, protected the camp and graveyard with his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, and pursued Flying Roc, Chi Tiger Lord, and the Six-Tusked Hibernating Pig.
  • Li Hao killed Chi Tiger Lord and the Six-Tusked Hibernating Pig, returned with the boar’s tusks, and began carving one, earning his first Path of Carving rank and an Art Skill Point.
Chapters 101–125 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Demon Kings’ Assault

Li Hao rose to the land immortal realm while defending Heaven’s Gate Pass and Great Yue City from demon attacks. After killing the Black Bird Demon King, he drove the Ten Thousand Mountains Demon King and the Silver-Robed Youth away, but Song Qiumo was wounded.

  • Li Hao hunted demons around Heaven’s Gate Pass, strengthened his body, and sent improved techniques to the Li Family as tensions with Li Tiangang continued.
  • When demons attacked the pass, Li Hao and his allies fought them, while Song Qiumo arrived with the Taiji Qiankun Sword and helped protect the camp.
  • Li Hao traveled to Great Yue City with Ren Qianqian, where she obtained a Soul Inheritance and he defeated Qin Wuque and numerous Grandmasters at the assembly.
  • As demons invaded Great Yue City, Li Hao killed the Ten Thousand Mountains Little Demon King and annihilated the demon tide before leaving with Ren Qianqian.
  • Li Hao rejected Li Tiangang’s warning to retreat, trained for months, and attained the land immortal realm as Song Qiumo and Li Hongzhuang departed from the pass.
  • Three Demon Kings attacked Heaven’s Gate Pass, and Li Hao used his sword to kill the Black Bird Demon King and force the Ten Thousand Mountains Demon King and the Silver-Robed Youth to flee.
  • The fleeing Demon Kings wounded Song Qiumo, while the Dragon Lord remained dazed.
Chapters 126–150 Summaries Read

Arc 7Haotian Sweeps the Demon Lands

After defending Heaven’s Gate Pass, Li Hao broke through to the Three Immortalities Realm and swept through the demon territories, driving the Demon Kings toward Liang Prefecture. While Li Hao studied at the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and then returned to the pass, the Dragon Gate and Great Void Realm launched an invasion against Li Tiangang’s defenses.

  • Li Hao recovered from his injuries as reinforcements arrived at Heaven’s Gate Pass, and Li Muxiu drove off the Demon Kings before helping rebuild Azure Cliff City.
  • Li Hao cooked the Black Bird Demon King’s flesh for the gathered martial artists, achieved Entering Spirit in the Path of Cooking, and then advanced his body cultivation to the pinnacle of the Three Immortalities Realm.
  • Li Hao left the pass alone, destroyed demon lairs, and killed the Ten Thousand Caves Ghost Mother while forcing Lord Fengshan, the Devouring Heaven Demon Ancestor, and White God Lord to flee.
  • Li Hao continued his campaign through the demon territories, while the demon factions agreed to target Li Tiangang if they could not defeat Li Hao.
  • Li Hao returned to Heaven’s Gate Pass with demon corpses, recruited martial artists, and used military banners infused with his sword qi to deter demons from approaching.
  • Li Hao left the pass to study at the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, where he recorded many cultivation methods and surpassed the images on the Heavenly Shadow Steles, including Sword Wudao’s.
  • After Li Hao returned toward Heaven’s Gate Pass, the Dragon Gate Grand Elder ordered an invasion of Liang Prefecture, and Li Tiangang’s forces fought Lord Fengshan as the Demon Tide approached.
Chapters 151–175 Summaries Read

Arc 8The Mo River Rebirth

Li Hao helped turn back the demon assault on Liang Prefecture, but three powerful Demon Kings pursued him to the Mo River, where Li Xiaoran sent him into Dragon City Fallen River. Reborn as an infant in his own family, Li Hao advanced rapidly in the arts and physical cultivation, and the arc ended as he began formal sword training at age six.

  • Li Tiangang and the Yuan Character Camp fought the Demon Kings at Liang Prefecture, but their array broke and Yu Xuan and Li Fu died as the army retreated.
  • Li Hao annihilated a fifty-thousand-strong demon army outside Azure Cliff City, then sent Haotian Battle Flags with Li Hongzhuang to help Li Xuanli and Li Tiangang.
  • Li Hao pursued Lu Yuan to the Second Defense Line, where he killed several Demon Kings and devastated the demon tide, but Madam Yin and the Candlelight God joined Lu Yuan against him.
  • Li Hao drew the three Demon Kings away from Liang Prefecture, and Li Xiaoran intervened at the Mo River before taking Li Hao into its dangerous waters.
  • Li Hao entered Dragon City Fallen River as a newborn in the Li Family, and Li Xiaoran warned him to hide his origins and prepare for the coming siege.
  • Li Hao rapidly developed his poetry, painting, physical cultivation, and other skills as he grew up with his brothers and young Li Hongzhuang.
  • The Green Hill Mountain Daoist found that all seventy-two of Li Hao’s major bones surpassed supreme grade, and a demon’s banquet attack was stopped by Fourth Uncle.
  • At age six, Li Hao chose a longsword for his first martial arts lesson, and his instructor asked him to copy a sword demonstration.
Chapters 176–200 Summaries Read
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