Chapter Summaries

Fang Che discovered that absorbing Blood Devil’s divine intent had perfected his Blood Burning Art, then met Sun Wutian to demonstrate his Hate Heaven Saber. Sun Wutian revealed that his own saber foundation had been damaged and asked Fang Che to explain the source of his hatred; Fang Che ended by declaring his hatred boundless and endless.

• Fang Che realized Blood Devil’s schemes had failed and that absorbing Blood Devil’s divine intent had raised his Blood Burning Art to its highest level.
• Sun Wutian summoned Fang Che, criticized his indulgence with women, and explained that discipline was necessary for his martial progress.
• Fang Che demonstrated the Hate Heaven Saber, and Sun Wutian showed him the first form, Hate Heaven Has No Eyes.
• Sun Wutian led Fang Che through a peaceful village in his absolute domain and revealed that Snow Condensing Sword Rui Qianshan had been right about Sun Wutian causing his family’s destruction.
• Sun Wutian explained that his family’s ruin had weakened the foundation of his Hate Heaven Saber and asked Fang Che what hatred supported his own technique.
• Fang Che listed the injustices and hardships he resented, then raged that he hated the world, the gods, and even Sun Wutian, declaring his hatred boundless and endless.

Fang Che received Sun Wutian’s complete Hate Heaven Saber inheritance and a trove of supplies, then continued training with him in secret. On the fourth night, Fang Che encountered Mo Ganyun, Rain Song, Jing Shuanggao, and Old Man Shen outside his gate just as Heavenly King Flute launched a deadly attack.

• Sun Wutian recognized Fang Che’s deep hatred as a perfect foundation for the Hate Heaven Saber and forced the inheritance and his own insights into Fang Che’s mind.
• Sun Wutian gave Fang Che supplies, rare pills, Jade Soul Marrow Fluid, and two Jade Pendants, then warned him to preserve his hatred and master the saber on his own.
• Fang Che returned to his room and reflected on Sun Wutian’s regret, while White Elephant Continent’s officials continued trials and executions after the great rectification.
• For three nights, Fang Che secretly left his room to train the Hate Heaven Saber with Sun Wutian in his absolute domain.
• On the fourth night, Mo Ganyun, Rain Song, and Jing Shuanggao confronted Fang Che after Old Man Shen revealed he had left seclusion.
• Heavenly King Flute unleashed a powerful sword attack at Fang Che and the others from a distant tower.

Heavenly King Flute ambushed Fang Che and his companions, but Sun Wutian intervened and drove the assassin into a furious pursuit. The five survivors were rushed to the Guardian Hall with grave injuries, while the Night Emperor identified Ning Zaifei as the attacker and set out after him.

• Heavenly King Flute attacked Fang Che, Mo Ganyun, Rain Song, Jing Shuanggao, and Old Man Shen with a powerful sword strike, and all five fought back instead of fleeing.
• Sun Wutian blocked much of the attack, gave Fang Che a Dan Yun Divine Pill, and chased Heavenly King Flute as the five injured companions swallowed pills to survive.
• Fang Che warned the rescuers to move the wounded carefully, and the Guardian Hall physicians struggled to contain the lingering sword qi as reports arrived of ninety-three civilian deaths and more than six hundred injured.
• The Night Emperor examined the battlefield, recognized Ning Zaifei's sword aura, and pursued him in the direction he had fled.
• Sun Wutian relentlessly attacked Heavenly King Flute during the pursuit, and Heavenly King Flute sent urgent pleas for help to Yan Nan and Duan Xiyang.

The Heavenly King Flute fled Sun Wutian’s attack and was rescued by Duan Xiyang, only for Yan Nan to discover that he had misread her order to target an important Guardian as an order to kill Fang Che. The chapter ended with Duan Xiyang stabbing the Heavenly King Flute after hearing Fang Che might have been killed, while Yan Nan tried to stop him.

• Ning Zaifei, the Heavenly King Flute, fled Sun Wutian, who relentlessly pursued him without explaining why.
• Yan Nan ordered Duan Xiyang to intervene, and Duan Xiyang blocked Sun Wutian from killing Ning Zaifei before taking him through the White Bone Teleportation Gate.
• At Sole True Sect Headquarters, Ning Zaifei revealed that Sun Wutian had attacked him while he was carrying out a mission to kill Fang the Butcher.
• Yan Nan checked the Communication Jade and realized her message had ordered Ning Zaifei to target an important Guardian, not Fang Che, who belonged to the Guardians.
• When Ning Zaifei said Fang Che might have died, Duan Xiyang stabbed him with the White Bone Spear, and Yan Nan stopped Duan from killing him.

Ning Zaifei learned that his mistaken assassination had likely killed Night Demon, while Yan Nan and Duan Xiyang struggled to contain the fallout. Sun Wutian was ambushed by six inhuman black-clad attackers and, trapped in their stench-filled formation, seized the dawn’s rising sun as his chance to counterattack.

• Yan Nan treated Heaven's King Flute and made Ning Zaifei recount how he attacked Fang the Butcher, while Duan Xiyang blamed him for the likely death of Night Demon.
• Yan Nan learned from Sun Wutian that he was under attack by three unfamiliar black-clad experts and sent Duan Xiyang through the White Bone Teleportation Gate to help.
• Sun Wutian fought the attackers, wounded one, and discovered that its arm was covered in black hair and ended in animal-like claws.
• Three more black-clad figures joined the fight, and the six trapped Sun Wutian in a Six-Point Star Formation that filled the air with a debilitating stench.
• Sun Wutian recognized the attackers as likely skunks, suffered their assault while vomiting, and prepared to use the Grand Sun Stance as dawn broke.

Sun Wutian and Duan Xiyang defeated the Divine Ferret Sect attackers, then discussed Sun Wutian’s past and learned that Fang Che had survived. The chapter ended with Dongfang Sansan and Xue Fuxiao preparing to investigate the assassination and punish whoever was responsible.

• Sun Wutian escaped the six Divine Ferret Sect attackers, and Duan Xiyang intervened, captured the one-armed man, and joined Sun Wutian to drive off the other five.
• Duan Xiyang asked why Sun Wutian had built his saber on hatred, and Sun Wutian explained how grief and a mistaken belief that his family’s former tenants had betrayed them shaped his path.
• Duan Xiyang told Sun Wutian that he had taken apart Heavenly King Flute after misunderstanding Yan Wu’s instructions, and Sun Wutian headed to White Elephant Continent to check whether Fang Che was alive.
• Sun Wutian confirmed that Fang Che had survived but was badly injured, then informed Yan Nan and went to the Southeast Headquarters to purge the stench from his body.
• Yan Nan reassured Heavenly King Flute that Fang Che was alive, then warned him that he had also angered many powerful figures; Heavenly King Flute despaired over the enemies he had made.
• Dongfang Sansan learned that Fang Che, Rain Song, and others had been assassinated, summoned Xue Fuxiao, and ordered an investigation while vowing that the culprit would pay.

After identifying Ning Zaifei as the attacker who wounded Fang Che and the Life and Death Patrol Team, Dongfang Sansan ordered a continent-wide hunt and sent Xue Fuxiao and the family leaders to the southeast. The chapter ended with Dongfang Sansan deliberately telling Fang Che’s father that his son had been seriously injured, then letting the frantic reply wait.

• Fang Che and the others woke with no memory of who attacked them, while Rain Song, Mo Ganyun, and Jing Shuanggao believed their past actions had drawn the assassin’s attention.
• Dongfang Sansan inferred from reports that Heavenly King Flute, also known as Ning Zaifei, had attacked the group and that Sun Wutian had secretly intervened to save them.
• Dongfang Sansan told Xue Fuxiao to present the rescuer as a mysterious, unnamed ally, then sent him, Yu Haoran, Mo Qingtian, and Jing Yunlong to the southeast.
• Dongfang Sansan announced that Ning Zaifei had violated the Guardians’ rules and ordered the first continent-wide Execution Order against him, while asking the group to find and thank the unnamed rescuer.
• Dongfang Sansan sent a message to Fang Che’s father saying Fang Che had been seriously injured, then ignored the urgent replies that came back.

Dongfang Sansan reassured Fang Yunzheng that Fang Che was being treated and had issued a Continental-level Execution Order against Heavenly King Flute. Fang Yunzheng recruited his old brother Wu Daotian to kill Heavenly King Flute, while Xue Fuxiao’s group arrived at the White Elephant Continent Guardian Hall to learn Fang Che’s condition.

• Dongfang Sansan told the frantic Fang Yunzheng that Xue Fuxiao had gone to the southeast and that Heavenly King Flute faced a Continental-level Execution Order.
• Fang Yunzheng reconnected with Wu Daotian, learned the scattered old brothers’ fates, and persuaded Wu Daotian to stop targeting the All Under Heaven Escort Agency.
• Wu Daotian set out in disguise for the Sole True Sect to kill Heavenly King Flute, while Xue Fuxiao heard his powerful roar and continued toward White Elephant Continent with Yu Haoran and the others.
• Mu Linyuan arrived in a heavily guarded White Elephant Continent, heard that Inspector Fang Che had been assassinated, and reported the news to Yin Shen Gong, who ordered him to investigate.
• Xue Fuxiao and his companions reached the White Elephant Continent Guardian Hall and demanded to know Fang Che’s condition.

Xue Fuxiao helped Fang Che, Rain Song, Mo Ganyun, Jing Shuanggao, and Old Man Shen recover after the Heavenly King Flute’s attack, while the seniors mistook the attack’s target and began searching for the unknown rescuer. Fang Che returned home with Night Dream, reflected on his vulnerability, and reported the incident to Yin Shen Gong; the chapter ended with Yan Nan struggling to respond to Dongfang Sansan’s demand that the Sole True Sect hand over the Heavenly King Flute.

• Xue Fuxiao expelled the Sword Qi from Old Man Shen and Fang Che’s group, and their injuries healed enough for them to wake and recover.
• Rain Song, Mo Ganyun, and Jing Shuanggao said the attack had seemed directed at them, while Yu Haoran admitted that his old grudge with the Heavenly King Flute had brought the danger.
• Xue Fuxiao proposed searching for reclusive experts as the unknown rescuer, and the seniors accepted that mistaken explanation.
• Fang Che returned to the little courtyard with Night Dream and resolved to stay cautious because weaker experts could still kill him.
• Fang Che told Yin Shen Gong about the attack, and Yin Shen Gong informed Mu Linyuan that the Emotion Severing Blade was in White Elephant Continent.
• Yan Nan received Yin Shen Gong’s report and weighed Dongfang Sansan’s demand for the Heavenly King Flute against the risk of war.

Wu Daotian struck back at Ning Zaifei by annihilating the Ning Family, then hid nearby while the Sole True Sect prepared for his next move. Dongfang Sansan recognized that he had been exposed and decided to claim him for the Guardians.

• Yan Nan learned that Wu Daotian had destroyed Ning Zaifei's residence and killed everyone in the Ning Family who was there.
• Duan Xiyang identified the attacker as Wu Daotian, and Bi Changhong explained that the Sole True Sect had believed him dead after their old campaign against him.
• Yan Nan ordered the experts to prepare for Wu Daotian's return while Ning Zaifei was kept under guard and told to recover.
• Wu Daotian hid as a woodcutter on a mountain near the Sole True Sect headquarters and waited for Ning Zaifei to leave, rather than risk entering the headquarters again.
• Dongfang Sansan learned that Wu Daotian had attacked the Ning Family and revealed that the Guardians had once rescued him; she decided to bring him into her service.

Dongfang Sansan manipulated Fang Yunzheng into revealing Wu Daotian’s whereabouts, then decided to recruit him for the Guardians despite knowing the deception was unfair. Meanwhile, Night Emperor left White Elephant Continent to attack White Cloud Continent, and Fang Che mourned Zuo Guanglie and Ju Xiushui before dreaming of their wedding and hearing their thanks.

• Dongfang Sansan told Snow Condensing Sword and Yu Tianqi that he had directed Wu Daotian to kill Heaven Heavenly King Flute, then secretly arranged to learn more about Wu Daotian from Fang Yunzheng.
• Dongfang Sansan used a heartfelt conversation to persuade Fang Yunzheng to reveal that Wu Daotian was alive and working as Lu Dadao at the Great Saber Escort Agency, then assigned Xue Fuxiao to approach him carefully.
• Fang Yunzheng realized Dongfang Sansan had tricked him into handing over Wu Daotian’s location and complained to Fang Qianyi about being fooled.
• Dongfang Sansan acknowledged that he had coerced Fang Yunzheng for the Guardians’ greater need and sent Xue Fuxiao detailed instructions for contacting Wu Daotian.
• Night Emperor left Ant King in charge of White Elephant Continent’s Underground World and departed for White Cloud Continent, while Yu Haoran and the others trained the young martial artists, including Night Dream.
• Fang Che and Night Dream carried the spirit tablets of Zuo Guanglie and Ju Xiushui to their joint burial, and Fang Che later dreamed of their wedding as they and their brothers thanked him.

Fang Che sent the Life and Death Squad to reorganize White Cloud Continent and White Apple Continent while he stayed behind briefly to settle affairs in White Elephant Continent. After meeting Mu Linyuan and accidentally frightening him away when Xue Fuxiao appeared, Fang Che departed with Night Dream as the others saw them off.

• Fang Che assigned Rain Song, Mo Ganyun, and Xue Wanren to White Cloud Continent, sent Feng Xiangdong, Dong Yunyu, Qiu Yunshang, and Jing Shuanggao to White Apple Continent, and planned to return to East Lake Continent.
• Fang Che destroyed Ju Xiushui's former courtyard, then shared a warm farewell wave with the martial artists watching from a teahouse.
• Fang Che met Mu Linyuan at a tavern, received a package and letter, and drank with him until Xue Fuxiao arrived and frightened Mu Linyuan into fleeing the city.
• Xue Fuxiao secretly followed Mu Linyuan to ensure he escaped safely, then told Dongfang Sansan about the encounter and was harshly scolded.
• Fang Che and Night Dream left White Elephant Continent after Qi Lie, Han Baiji, and the others gathered to see them off.

Fang Che returned to East Lake Continent, where Fang Wang Residence was complete and All Under Heaven Escort Agency prepared to open. At the squad courtyard, he reunited with the children and found Zhao Yinger training them, while she and Night Dream greeted each other with striking warmth.

• Fang Che exchanged messages with Fang Yunzheng and Yan Beihan, who said she was nearing Saint level and planned to deal with Cold Sword Mountain Gate.
• Feng Yun fled Southeast Headquarters after smelling the powerful stench coming from Chief Guardian Sun, then set out for East Lake Continent with Feng Yi and Feng Er.
• Fang Che learned that Fang Wang Residence had been completed and All Under Heaven Escort Agency was ready to open, though Zhao Wushang had delayed its opening because the Chief Escort was missing.
• Fang Che and Night Dream arrived at their squad courtyard and found Zhao Yinger supervising the nine children as they trained.
• Night Dream and Zhao Yinger warmly reunited, and the children told Fang Che that Zhao Yinger had helped them advance to first grade.

Fang Che examined the nine children, welcomed Zhao Yinger to the Inspectorate Hall, and accepted Si Kongdou’s offer to improve the children’s foundations. After the children left with Si Kongdou for a painful three-day treatment, Fang Che looked forward to seeing how far they would rise.

• Fang Che found that all nine children had become martial artists and that several now had A-Rank aptitude after drinking Zhao Yinger’s Holy Spirit Spring Water.
• Fang Che hosted a welcoming dinner for Zhao Yinger with Night Dream, while Si Kongdou offered books and medicinal treatment to make amends.
• At the Brocade Pavilion, diners protected Fang Che from a young nobleman’s careless remark, and Fang Che reassured them before paying for wine for everyone.
• Fang Che returned to the Inspectorate Hall and welcomed Si Kongdou’s cartload of books, which Night Dream and Zhao Yinger began sorting into a library.
• Fang Che sent the nine children with Si Kongdou for a three-day treatment using Spirit Crystal Immortal Liquid, and Ren Chun promised to keep them training.

Fang Che returned to All Under Heaven Escort Agency in East Lake Continent and restored order before its grand opening, where merchants gathered to hire escorts and Feng Yun arrived as a guest. The opening ceremony began with Chief Escort Yin Xiu taking the stage and spotting Feng Yun at the first table.

• Fang Che secretly left his room and returned to the East Lake Continent branch after Zhao Wushang had spent months building it.
• Fang Che praised Zhao Wushang, then tested the staff, executed one person who failed, and punished more than twenty others before announcing the agency would open for business.
• All Under Heaven Escort Agency opened with clear fee schedules, visible staff credentials, and lavish treatment for wealthy guests, drawing merchants and representatives from rival agencies.
• Feng Yun arrived with Feng Yi and Feng Er, donated two pieces of Superior Spirit Jade, and was seated at the first table.
• Deputy Chief Escort Zhao Wushang introduced Chief Escort Yin Xiu, who took the stage and was shocked to see Feng Yun among the guests.

At the All Under Heaven Escort Agency’s opening, Feng Yun noticed Chief Escort Yin Xiu’s startled reaction and reported his suspicions to Yan Nan. As the Sole True Sect investigated a mysterious Divine Ferret Sect corpse and sent half of it to Dongfang Sansan, Yan Nan hinted that Feng Yun must choose between serving the Sole True Sect and only advancing the Feng Lineage; Feng Yun embraced the larger ambition and sought a private meeting with Yin Xiu.

• Chief Escort Yin Xiu welcomed guests to the All Under Heaven Escort Agency’s opening while concealing his alarm at seeing Feng Yun in the audience.
• Feng Yun suspected Yin Xiu knew him, refrained from alerting his Lineage, and reported the strange reaction to Yan Nan.
• Yan Nan and the Sole True Sect’s elders examined a half-corpse from the Divine Ferret Sect, debated its origins, and decided to send it with her letter to Dongfang Sansan.
• Yan Nan ordered an internal inspection of Sole True Sect members and directed Duan Xiyang and Chen Gu to investigate possible links between the Divine Ferret Sect and the Faceless Tower.
• Yan Nan warned Feng Yun that she hoped he would serve as Feng Yun of the Sole True Sect rather than merely Feng Yun of the Feng Lineage.
• Feng Yun chose to pursue authority over the Sole True Sect and asked Chief Escort Yin to discuss a business proposition after the meal.

Feng Yun met Star Light Branch Leader privately and assessed his ties to Feng Xing while explaining how great lineages and the Guardians’ structure shaped political ambition. The conversation ended with Feng Yun urging Star Light to act less cautiously and asking whether the Guardians’ higher-ups knew about All Under Heaven Escort Agency.

• Feng Yun introduced himself to Lu Sihai, who mistook his surname for that of the Wind, Rain, and Snow Family and offered him assistance.
• Star Light Branch Leader told Feng Yun about his place in One Heart Sect and how All Under Heaven Escort Agency had come under the Vice Head Sect Leader’s authority, while withholding details of his dealings with Feng Xing.
• Feng Yun inferred that Feng Xing had supported Star Light and had sent Feng Shiqi to find him, then set aside the subject and praised Star Light’s management of the agency.
• Feng Yun outlined three stages of great lineages and explained how the Eastern Chief Strategist had united the Guardian Continent’s major families around martial arts and prevented competition for supreme power.
• Star Light Branch Leader described differences between civil and martial paths, and Feng Yun told him to loosen his restraints before asking whether the Guardians’ higher-ups knew about the escort agency.

Feng Yun questioned the Star Light Branch Leader about the All Under Heaven Escort Agency and the power struggle surrounding the Sole True Sect, then rewarded him with tea and a jin of Heavenly Wind and Cloud. After Feng Yun departed, the Star Light Branch Leader reflected on how dangerous and perceptive he was, while Fang Che showed Night Dream and Zhao Yinger around the renovated Fang Wang Residence and asked Zhao Yinger about her family.

• Feng Yun told the Star Light Branch Leader that the Guardians' Eastern Chief Strategist and the Sole True Sect's leaders likely knew about the escort agency and were allowing it to operate as part of a larger game.
• Feng Yun asked the Star Light Branch Leader to assess his position in the sect, brewed him Heavenly Wind and Cloud tea, and gave him one jin of it.
• Feng Yun left the escort agency after asking the Star Light Branch Leader to tell the Lord of the Night Demon to visit him at Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion.
• The Star Light Branch Leader privately judged Feng Yun exceptionally dangerous, decided not to report their conversation to Feng Xing, and left Zhao Wushang in charge of the agency.
• Fang Che took Night Dream and Zhao Yinger to inspect Fang Wang Residence, where Zhao Yinger asked to live with them and Fang Che asked which family she came from.

Fang Che refused to meet Feng Yun while the Sole True Sect commander investigated the tangled powers in the Southeast. He retrieved the nine children from Si Kongdou, who had trained them through three marrow cleansings and pleaded to keep some as disciples, and left with all nine.

• Fang Che’s crackdown on officials and Night Demon’s attacks spread panic across the Southeast as Guardians pursued Night Demon and Fang Che demanded his promised raise.
• Feng Yun visited the Guardians’ Southeast Headquarters and asked to meet Fang Che, who refused, declaring that they were enemies who would meet only on the battlefield.
• Feng Yun toured East Lake Continent, discussed the obscured Star Light investigation with Feng Yi, and planned to visit One Heart Sect and build ties with several leaders.
• Fang Che visited Si Kongdou after the children’s return was delayed and refused his request to keep Ren Chun, Ren Ping, and Ren Dong as disciples.
• Si Kongdou called Ren Ping a thief by birth, upsetting the boy, then gave up his request as Fang Che led all nine children away.
• Ren Chun led the nine children in thanking Si Kongdou for his kindness before they departed with Fang Che.

Fang Che settled the Nine Small Ones into a home while the Guardians and the Sole True Sect faced growing upheaval, including a high-profile duel and the rise of the mysterious Divine Ferret Sect. He reported Blood Fiend’s final defeat to Xue Fuxiao, who realized the news would relieve Dongfang Sansan of a long-standing worry.

• Fang Che comforted Ren Ping after Si Kongdou’s remarks, and Ren Ping vowed never to become a thief.
• Fang Che and Night Dream welcomed the Nine Small Ones into the Fang Wang Residence, where the children were overjoyed to finally have a home.
• Dong Changfeng challenged Li Yao to a death match at Chessboard Mountain, and Li Yao accepted.
• Dongfang Sansan learned that the Divine Ferret Sect’s fighters had ambushed Xue Fuxiao and confirmed that Yan Nan’s demonized corpse had once been human.
• Fang Che worried over how to attend the Gu Cultivation to God Plan without arousing suspicion from either the Guardians or the Sole True Sect.
• Fang Che told Xue Fuxiao that he had secretly dealt with Blood Fiend, and Xue Fuxiao prepared to share the news with Dongfang Sansan.