Chapter Summaries

Night Dream and Fang Qingyun kept Fang Che’s coma secret while Guardians and Sole True Sect leaders worried and struggled to act without exposing him. As several factions converged on the Southeast, Duan Xiyang trained Yan Beihan on their journey and recalled the stormy night when an Emperor-level warrior stopped his spear.

• Bing Shangxue warned Night Dream and Fang Qingyun that Fang Che’s soul injuries were dangerous and that they had to inform his family within a month and a half.
• Yin Shen Gong, Dongfang Sansan, and Yan Nan repeatedly asked whether Fang Che had awakened, while the Sole True Sect leaders debated whether they could rescue him without exposing their connection to him.
• Dongfang Sansan ordered Rui Qianshan to spar with Yu Tianqi three hundred times under Xue Fuxiao’s supervision, leaving the Snow Condensing Sword battered and afraid of Dongfang Sansan.
• The Sole True Sect leaders learned that Sun Wutian had begun spitting blood while still comatose, and they went to examine him.
• Lan Xinxue and groups from the Netherworld Hall, Azure Netherworld Hall, Heavenly Palace, and Feng Yun’s party entered the Southeast as Duan Xiyang traveled there with Yan Beihan.
• Duan Xiyang told Yan Beihan that Guardians were unlike ordinary martial artists and recalled an Emperor-level warrior stopping his spear on a stormy night.

Duan Xiyang explained to Yan Beihan how the Guardians’ willingness to sacrifice themselves made them dangerous, then led her and Aunt Hong onward. Meanwhile, Fang Che staged the Golden Horned Flood Dragon’s escape as the Dream Demon, convincing his visitors that the demon had left and Fang Che was beginning to recover.

• Duan Xiyang told Yan Beihan and Aunt Hong about Fang Zhi’s sacrifice and warned them to prepare for the Guardians’ life-and-death tactics.
• Mo Ganyun, Qiu Yunshang, Jing Shuanggao, and Rain Song struggled through a snowbound training ground used by the Sole True Sect’s assassins.
• Fang Che worried that people would suspect him if the Dream Demon never emerged, so he forced the Golden Horned Flood Dragon to take on a new appearance.
• After Fang Che had been unconscious for sixteen days, Meng Chizheng, Li Changkong, Bing Shangxue, Song Yidao, and the others gathered at his bedside.
• The Golden Horned Flood Dragon emerged from Fang Che disguised as the injured Dream Demon and fled, while the onlookers celebrated and Bing Shangxue confirmed Fang Che was recovering.
• Night Dream broke down in tears of relief after learning Fang Che’s condition had improved.

Fang Che pretended to remain unconscious while recovering, as visitors and officials reacted to the Nightmare Demon’s escape and debated what it meant. The chapter ended with Night Dream noticing that Fang Che seemed to be reacting physically despite appearing comatose.

• Bing Shangxue confirmed Fang Che was recovering and would likely wake in a few days, so Li Changkong gathered everyone to celebrate over Black-Eyed White Bear.
• Lan Xinxue arrived at the Guardian Hall hoping to see Fang Che, but the Grand Elder led the group away after Song Yidao said Fang Che’s wife was caring for him.
• Song Yidao told Yuan Jingjiang that Fang Che’s accumulated merits could soon earn him a promotion, unaware that the promotion had been blocked while Fang Che was under investigation.
• Dongfang Sansan considered several explanations for the Nightmare Demon’s escape, ordered precise monitoring of Fang Che’s recovery, and restricted reports about the matter to herself.
• Yin Shen Gong learned that Night Dream was recovering and that the Nightmare Demon had left her body, while Yan Nan worried that the incident had given Dongfang Sansan fresh grounds for suspicion.
• Fang Che continued pretending to be unconscious as Night Dream embraced him in bed, then she froze when she noticed something seemed to be poking her.

Fang Che secretly woke from his coma but stayed motionless while Night Dream learned the truth and comforted him. As powerful factions gathered in White Cloud Continent, Duan Xiyang and Yan Nan suspected an extraordinary struggle over fortune was forming, and the chapter ended with nearly every pinnacle Secluded Mountain Gate present.

• Night Dream discovered Fang Che was awake, and he told her through voice transmission that he needed to keep pretending to be comatose for a few more days.
• Fang Che considered Zhao Yinger's seemingly impossible survival and reviewed the aftermath of the battle while Night Dream told him Zhao Yinger was being treated.
• Fang Qingyun repeatedly rubbed and pricked Fang Che's fingers, nearly making him reveal that he was conscious, until Night Dream drove him away.
• Duan Xiyang secretly checked Fang Che, confirmed he was awake and monitored, then reported to Yan Nan that the Dream Demon had likely lost energy inside Fang Che's powerful spiritual sense.
• Duan Xiyang and Yan Nan recognized that the many forces gathering in White Cloud Continent might signal a convergence of fortune rather than coincidence.
• Duan Xiyang counted the arriving factions and realized that nearly all the pinnacle Secluded Mountain Gates had gathered in White Cloud Continent.

After faking a slow recovery from his injuries, Fang Che learned that his post had been revoked while his next appointment was pending. Meanwhile, the Celestial Palace gathered the Secluded Mountain Gate sects in White Cloud Continent, as Feng Yun arrived and moved into their reserved inn.

• Fang Che woke after eighteen days and convinced those around him that he had lost his memory of what happened when the Dream Demon entered his soul.
• Yang Luoyu questioned Fang Che about the Dream Demon, examined his Spiritual Power and divine sense, and mentioned that Fang Che was awaiting a new appointment.
• Dongfang Siwu left White Cloud Continent, and Yang Luoyu departed after his investigation, leaving Fang Che to continue acting injured without watchers.
• The Sun Star Lord told Elder Qin to keep Netherworld Hall in White Cloud Continent and directed the visiting sects to gather at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion.
• Feng Yun arrived lawfully, moved from Safe and Sound Inn into the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion, and privately resented the Celestial Palace's arrangements.
• Fang Che asked Song Yidao to return him to his post, but Song Yidao explained that the post had been revoked; afterward, Li Changkong demanded that Song Yidao repay the Black-Eyed White Bear meat.

After Fang Che woke and learned he had been suspended, Li Changkong informed Shen Zhixuan, who attacked Zhao Shanhe and Southeast Headquarters before learning the suspension was ordered by Ninth Lord while Fang Che’s identity was investigated. Fang Che complained to Yin Shen Gong and secured promotions for himself and Star Light, while Yan Nan ordered him to join a contest for fortune in White Cloud Continent to serve the Guardians and ease their suspicions.

• Li Changkong told Shen Zhixuan that Fang Che had been suspended, and Shen Zhixuan flew into a rage at Zhao Shanhe and An Ruoxing.
• Shen Zhixuan fought through Southeast Headquarters until Zhao Shanhe and An Ruoxing restrained him and showed him the documents proving Ninth Lord had ordered Fang Che’s investigation.
• Fang Che told Yin Shen Gong about his suspension and Yang Luoyu’s questions, and Yin Shen Gong promoted him to Chief Inspector and Star Light to External Affairs Hall Master.
• Yin Shen Gong reported Fang Che’s situation to Yan Nan, who warned against further interference and ordered Fang Che to enter the contest for fortune in White Cloud Continent.

Yan Nan ordered Night Demon to act freely against the Secluded Mountain Gate, then suspected Dongfang Sansan had manipulated the Guardians’ intelligence network and ordered a spy to destroy the Classics Building. In White Cloud Continent, Fang Che went out with Night Dream, learned that the Secluded Mountain Gates’ young leaders had gathered, and headed toward their meeting place.

• Yan Nan told Yin Shen Gong that Night Demon should prioritize earning merit for the Guardians and could stir up the Secluded Mountain Gate without restraint.
• After reconsidering Fang Che’s treatment and Dongfang Sansan’s investigation, Yan Nan suspected the spies might be feeding him information Dongfang wanted him to receive, so he ordered Number Seven to destroy the Classics Building.
• Yin Shen Gong passed Yan Nan’s instructions to Night Demon, and Fang Che eagerly set out with Night Dream to investigate the gathering in White Cloud Continent.
• Fang Che received an enthusiastic welcome from the townspeople and met Yun Jian Qiu, who told him that young leaders from several Secluded Mountain Gates had gathered at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion.
• After hearing the story behind the pavilion’s name, Fang Che reflected on the bonds of home and asked Yun Jian Qiu about the leading young figure of the Cold Sword Mountain Gate.

Fang Che recruited Dong Yunyu to accompany him to Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion, where Secluded Mountain Gate disciples had gathered. After learning they had not registered their stay, Fang Che insisted on enforcing Guardian Hall rules and prepared to register them himself.

• Fang Che reasoned that the Secluded Mountain Gate disciples had come for a purpose and wondered whether he could cooperate with Feng Yun.
• Fang Che encountered Dong Yunyu, who rambled about his mission and cultivation before agreeing to accompany him to Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion.
• Fang Che warned Hong Er Quezi not to serve fake liquor at his wedding, and Dong Yunyu cryptically urged him to work harder at what he did best.
• Fang Che entered Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion with Night Dream and Dong Yunyu and asked the shopkeeper for the guests' registration list.
• The shopkeeper admitted that the Secluded Mountain Gate guests had not registered, so Fang Che declared that they had to follow Guardian Hall rules and ordered someone to register them.

Fang Che provoked the Secluded Mountain Gate sects by demanding that the guests register, then turned the Purple Robe Palace’s refusal into a public confrontation with the Sole True Sect. Dong Yunyu joined in mocking Bei Zhen, and his explanation of Bei Zhen’s careful words left the meaning hanging.

• Fang Che announced that everyone staying at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion had to register, and warned that anyone who refused should leave White Cloud Continent.
• Bei Zhen of the Purple Robe Palace challenged Fang Che’s authority, and Fang Che drew Feng Yun into the dispute over whether the Purple Robe Palace feared the Sole True Sect.
• Lü Zheng admitted that the Purple Robe Palace could not afford to offend the Sole True Sect or the Guardians, but Fang Che still demanded that they register.
• Bei Zhen refused Fang Che’s ultimatum, leaving the confrontation at an impasse as Night Dream worried about Fang Che’s plan.
• Dong Yunyu mocked Bei Zhen for refusing to admit the Purple Robe Palace feared the Sole True Sect, then began explaining the meaning behind Bei Zhen’s promise to visit Feng Yun.

Fang Che and Dong Yunyu turned Purple Robe Palace’s refusal to register into a public confrontation, forcing Elder Lü Zheng to order his disciples to comply. After watching the dispute, Yan Beihan predicted that Purple Robe Palace would side with the Guardians if the world fell into chaos.

• Dong Yunyu coached Fang Che to interpret Purple Robe Palace’s words as contempt for the Guardians and loudly accused the sect of insulting their leaders.
• Lü Zheng confronted Fang Che and Dong Yunyu, but an unseen speaker presented Purple Robe Palace with the choices of registering, leaving, or killing the Guardians’ representatives.
• Feng Yun urged everyone to register, and Lü Zheng accepted, ordering Purple Robe Palace’s disciples to come downstairs.
• Fang Che began the public registration with Night Dream, while Dong Yunyu taunted the Purple Robe Palace disciples, especially Bei Zhen.
• Yan Beihan praised Feng Yun, Fang Che, and Lü Zheng, then told Aunt Hong that Purple Robe Palace would choose the Guardians if the world descended into chaos.

Yan Beihan and Duan Xiyang discussed the Sole True Sect’s strategy and tried to infer Fang Che’s purpose in provoking the sects. Fang Che admitted he had no detailed plan, then eased Purple Robe Palace’s anger by appealing to its disciples and elders, leaving Feng Yun and Yan Beihan impressed by his connections.

• Yan Beihan compared the Sole True Sect to wolves, Secluded Mountain Gate to dogs, and the Guardians to people, while Duan Xiyang explained Dongfang Sansan’s strategy of keeping the Guardian Continent under pressure.
• Yan Beihan judged Fang Che’s registration stunt as a calculated first step, but admitted she could not determine his ultimate purpose; she said she would have forced him out by having everyone register quickly.
• Fang Che privately recognized that he had no specific plan and had stirred up trouble simply to keep the gathered factions from accomplishing their goal without Guardian involvement.
• Fang Che persuaded Purple Robe Palace’s disciples and elders that he had only been carrying out official duties, and they redirected their anger toward Bei Zhen.
• Fang Che’s friendly exchanges with the young women from Purple Robe Palace softened the atmosphere, while he stopped Dong Yunyu from speaking and provoking another dispute.
• Feng Yun realized he had overlooked Fang Che’s connections from the younger generation’s King-level battles, and Yan Beihan’s earlier prediction appeared to match events.

Fang Che oversaw the sects’ registration and provoked Heavenly Palace and Netherworld while Feng Yun studied his political maneuvering. The gathering was revealed to concern entry into the Yin Yang Realm, and Elder Qin questioned Lan Xinxue about her apparent affection for Fang Che.

• Feng Yun concluded that Fang Che had used his clash with Purple Robe Palace to build influence among the young disciples and ordered Fang Che’s information gathered.
• The Sun Star Lord led Heavenly Palace to register, and Fang Che traded barbs with Jiang Bihuang and the other disciples while keeping Dong Yunyu from starting a fight.
• King Qin Guang, King Chu Jiang, Mu Cangyun, and Yin Yunxiao registered for Netherworld, and Fang Che recognized Yin Yunxiao as the sender of the warning letter.
• Fang Che warmly flirted with Lan Xinxue during Netherworld Hall’s registration, enraging Yin Yunxiao, while King Chu Jiang explained that the Yin Yang Realm required the different factions to enter together.
• Elder Qin confronted Lan Xinxue in private about her behavior toward Fang Che, and Lan Xinxue said she simply felt affection for an outstanding man.

Fang Che handled the registration of the martial factions, provoking the Cold Sword Mountain Gate's Luo Feiyu and sizing up the Sole True Sect's Feng Yun. The final guests on the ninth floor proved to be legendary figures, leaving Fang Che stunned as he faced the prospect of registering them.

• Elder Qin warned Lan Xinxue not to jeopardize her arranged marriage to Yin Yunxiao, while Lan Xinxue insisted she genuinely liked Fang Che.
• Yan Beihan suspected Lan Xinxue was deliberately concealing her true nature, and Feng Yun ordered Feng Er to investigate her and Yin Yunxiao.
• Fang Che challenged Luo Feiyu over the Cold Sword Mountain Gate's failure to avenge its slain disciples, and Luo Feiyu angrily defended his decision to wait until he was stronger.
• Feng Yun registered himself and his attendants, exchanged courteous threats and friendship with Fang Che, and impressed Fang Che as a dangerous future enemy.
• Feng Yun recognized the ninth-floor guest Tian Xiaqi as Feng Yunqi, the legendary founder of the Cloud Top Ranking, while another powerful guest revealed that he had invited Feng Yunqi to reminisce.
• Fang Che realized the unnamed guest was an extraordinary figure and felt dread as everyone watched him prepare to register the ninth-floor guests.

Fang Che handled registration at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion, where an unknown elder punished Purple Robe Palace’s Lü Zheng for Bei Zhen’s disrespect. After Nanshan Feng registered, Fang Che deduced that she was Yan Beihan and her companion was Duan Xiyang, leaving him shaken by the significance of their arrival.

• Fang Che praised Feng Yunqi’s Cloud Top Weapon Compendium, and Feng Yunqi accepted his explanation that the ranking was not to blame for the world’s violence.
• Bei Zhen mocked Fang Che, prompting the mysterious elder to seize Lü Zheng and order him to slap himself ten times in public.
• Lü Zheng obeyed the elder’s punishment and returned to the Purple Robe Palace room, where he threatened Bei Zhen with consequences after they returned.
• Nanshan Feng came down from the ninth floor to register, and Fang Che sensed her spear intent and an unexplained familiarity.
• Night Dream told Fang Che that Nanshan Feng knew him, and Fang Che deduced she was Yan Beihan and her companion was Duan Xiyang.

Fang Che stayed at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion while Feng Yunqi explained the Yin Yang Realm and the reason the Heavenly Palace and Underworld had summoned the Secluded Mountain Gate. The chapter ended with Duan Xiyang threatening to stop anyone from entering if Feng Yun and Yan Beihan were excluded.

• Fang Che moved into the pavilion with Night Dream and decided to stay so they could watch the fighting and consolidate their cultivation.
• Feng Yunqi and Duan Xiyang discussed whether Fang Che had recognized Yan Beihan and learned that the Heavenly Palace and Underworld were preparing to open the Yin Yang Realm.
• Feng Yunqi explained that the Yin Yang Realm was a deadly ten-day trial where entrants faced life-and-death chances, gained Yin Yang Qi, and had their cultivation adjusted to Monarch level.
• Duan Xiyang revealed that he wanted to provoke powerful opponents to help himself break through, and Feng Yunqi explained that past entrants from the Sole True Sect and Guardians may have been sent to die.
• Feng Yunqi said the delayed trial had drawn Feng Yun, Yan Beihan, the Guardians, and other major figures, disrupting the Heavenly Palace and Underworld's plans.
• Duan Xiyang declared that if Feng Yun and Yan Beihan were barred from entering, he would prevent everyone else from entering too.

Fang Che investigated the gathering at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion while the Heavenly Palace and Netherworld leaders worried that powerful Guardians and Sole True Sect figures had disrupted their secret plan for the Yin Yang Realm. Yan Beihan tried to confirm whether Fang Che was Night Devil, but their messages ended with her confused by his shifting identities.

• Feng Yunqi and Duan Xiyang played chess while Yan Beihan watched and Aunt Hong lit incense.
• Fang Che and Dong Yunyu discussed the gathering, agreed to wait for more information, and prepared a drink together.
• Yan Beihan messaged Night Demon to ask where he was, while Heavenly Palace and Netherworld leaders debated how to proceed with their Yin Yang Realm plan amid the unexpected arrivals.
• Fang Che reported to Yin Shen Gong that he had infiltrated the gathering and suspected Yan Beihan was present; Yin Shen Gong relayed Yan Nan's order for him to lie low and join the operation.
• Yan Beihan challenged Fang Che over messages, insisting he was Night Devil, while Fang Che feigned confusion and claimed that Fang Che and Night Devil were the same person before leaving her baffled.

Yan Beihan abandoned her suspicion that Fang Che was Night Demon after he convincingly denied it, while Guardian and Sole True Sect leaders scrambled to influence a gathering at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion. The chapter ended with Yan Nan ordering Chen Gu to intercept Xue Fuxiao and keep him from reaching White Cloud Continent.

• Yan Beihan questioned Grandpa Duan about Fang Che, but he firmly refused to let her investigate, leaving her to realize that her suspicion rested on intuition rather than evidence.
• Yan Beihan apologized to Night Demon and offered to give him the Divine Metal when he returned; Fang Che reassured her that he would be back within a week and told her she could target Fang Che without concern for him.
• Dongfang Sansan concluded that the gathering at the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion had likely already taken place and sent Xue Fuxiao to fetch Feng Guohai, instructing him to arrive just late enough.
• Xue Fuxiao departed for White Cloud Continent while Dongfang Sansan watched solemnly, making the Guardian Headquarters believe the mission was urgent.
• Yan Nan ordered Chen Gu to intercept Xue Fuxiao and delay him for at least seven days so he could not reach White Cloud Continent.

The Sole True Sect mobilized its top experts after a spy was exposed at Guardian Headquarters, prompting Yan Nan to realize how thoroughly Dongfang Sansan had controlled the flow of intelligence. Meanwhile, Fang Che learned that he must bring Dong Yunyu into the Yin Yang Realm secret realm, sent Night Dream home to protect her cover, and prepared to enter with his companion.

• Chen Gu summoned Madman Halberd, Hundred Battles Blade, and Heavenly King Flute, and the four tore through space toward an unknown destination.
• A long-serving Sole True Sect spy tried to destroy the Classics Building and was captured, after which Dongfang Sansan placed Guardian Headquarters on top-level combat readiness.
• Yan Nan concluded that Dongfang Sansan had been steering what she learned and decided to cultivate a new group of undercover agents while hoping Night Dream would soon regain his position.
• Yin Shen Gong warned Fang Che that he had to bring Dong Yunyu into the Yin Yang Realm secret realm because entering without Guardian fate would expose him.
• Fang Che explained the danger to Night Dream, walked her home, and left Dong Yunyu behind to work while Yan Beihan wondered about Night Dream's real appearance and messaged Ling Kong.

Feng Ling Tian Xia thanked his readers for supporting him throughout his fifteen-year writing career and reflected on the companionship they had shared. As the New Year arrived, he wished them happiness and promised to keep striving to deserve their support.

• Feng Ling Tian Xia recalled how readers’ comments and encouragement made writing enjoyable and helped him persist.
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Feng Yi caught Sun Star Lord trying to bury two men sent to the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion, exposing the Heavenly Palace’s practice of killing its own recruits. After Feng Yi demanded compensation on behalf of the Sole True Sect, Feng Yun assessed the Heavenly Palace’s strength and recognized it as a formidable enemy.

• Yan Beihan learned from Ling Kong that the Night Demon was safe, then fumed that Yan Nan would not reveal what he knew about the Night Demon.
• Sun Star Lord abducted a Guardian and Feng Yun, a subordinate of the Sole True Sect, from the Four Seas and Eight Desolations Pavilion and tried to bury them.
• Feng Yi stopped Sun Star Lord and revealed that he had already reported the incident, then demanded compensation for the Sole True Sect’s dead.
• Sun Star Lord and Feng Yi exchanged a few blows before Feng Yi returned to Feng Yun and reported that the fight had ended in a draw.
• Feng Yun reasoned that the Heavenly Palace could command dozens of fighters as strong as Sun Star Lord and concluded that it was a great enemy.