Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan revealed his extreme nature when he abruptly attacked Zuo Zhien and wiped out the Zuo Family’s men. He then set out for Gulan City, intending to kill the entire Zuo Family.

• Zuo Zhien sensed something was wrong as Ling Wuyuan laughed, but he had misjudged Ling Wuyuan as a rational negotiator.
• Ling Wuyuan used Abyssal Divine Speed Multiplier Acceleration to smash Zuo Zhou’s head into Zuo Zhien’s, then crushed Zuo Zhien’s head into his chest despite his defenses.
• Ling Wuyuan killed the remaining men, burned the area, and destroyed the Projection Jade Pendant.
• Ling Wuyuan vowed to destroy the Zuo Family of Gulan City and sped toward the city.
• As he died, Zuo Zhien wondered why Ling Wuyuan had attacked so decisively, unaware that he had misjudged Ling Wuyuan’s nature.

Ling Wuyuan learned how the Zuo Family had seized part of the Azure Lake White Stream Palace inheritance a thousand years earlier and spent generations waiting for someone who could locate its underground vault. He destroyed the Zuo Family with overwhelming flames, while Gulan City's city lord and other local powers watched in silence.

• Ling Wuyuan learned that a man who found one of the Azure Lake White Stream Palace's inheritance opportunities a thousand years earlier had been attacked by the Zuo Family while digging for its underground Secret Vault.
• The Zuo Family seized part of the man's inheritance, including the Light Wind White Flow Body, but his counterattack destroyed most of the items and the Final Inheritance Treasure Map.
• The Zuo Family spent a thousand years waiting for someone with the means to locate the vault, building underground detection formations in secret.
• Ling Wuyuan killed the Zuo Family members who tried to resist and engulfed their compound in flames, intending to burn through the ground as well.
• The city lord of Gulan City and other local powers arrived but stayed silent as Ling Wuyuan destroyed the Zuo Family.

Ling Wuyuan destroyed the Zuo Family compound, and the city lord of Gulan City questioned him about the massacre. After Ling Wuyuan claimed the Zuo Family had tried to seize his inheritance, the city lord accepted it as a valid jianghu vendetta and let him leave.

• Ling Wuyuan left the Zuo Family compound reduced to a lake of lava and ash.
• The city lord of Gulan City warned Ling Wuyuan that large-scale slaughter in an official city was forbidden.
• Ling Wuyuan called the massacre a jianghu vendetta and said the Zuo Family had tried to seize his inheritance.
• The city lord asked for evidence, but Ling Wuyuan said the news would reveal what happened in a few days.
• Ling Wuyuan departed, and the city lord decided to report the incident and take possession of the Zuo Family's properties.

Ling Wuyuan inspected the treasures and secret manuals in the Mysterious Void Myriad Forms Ring, then examined the powerful Heavenly Dipper White Stream Golden Body cultivation method. He found Kong Xinggan’s warning against cultivating it without sufficient aptitude and dismissed the caution with confidence.

• Ling Wuyuan reached a mountain summit and used his mental power to inspect the Mysterious Void Myriad Forms Ring’s vast stores of coins, weapons, medicines, and rare treasures.
• Ling Wuyuan retrieved the Heavenly Dipper White Stream Golden Body manual, a powerful cultivation method of the Azure Lake White Stream Palace.
• Ling Wuyuan recalled the manual’s fearsome reputation and how the Light Wind White Flow Body and Diamond White Flow Body served as prerequisites for it.
• Ling Wuyuan opened the manual and read Kong Xinggan’s warning not to force its cultivation without enough aptitude.
• Ling Wuyuan scoffed at Kong Xinggan’s caution and believed his talent would let him master the method.

Ling Wuyuan used the Divine Intent in the Heavenly Dipper White Stream Golden Body scroll to understand the method and its prerequisites, reaching the Qi Gathering Stage. The next day, news revealed why he had destroyed the Zuo Family, while Guan Xiangfei speculated about Ling Wuyuan’s cultivation.

• Ling Wuyuan studied the Heavenly Dipper White Stream Golden Body scroll and experienced the cultivation process guided by Kong Xinggan’s Divine Intent.
• Ling Wuyuan gained a deeper understanding of the Light Wind White Flow Body and the Diamond White Flow Body, and his True Qi gathered and compressed in his dantian as he reached the Qi Gathering Stage.
• Ling Wuyuan anticipated returning to Black Stone City in Snow Deer Prefecture to fulfill a promise he had made.
• A surviving member of the Zuo Family gave newspapers the truth behind the clan’s extermination, and the story spread through Cloud Ridge Province and White Mist Country.
• Guan Xiangfei read the news in Dragon Peak City and speculated that Ling Wuyuan’s physical strength came from the Light Wind White Flow Body.

Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing discussed the danger Ling Wuyuan faced after news of his inheritance spread, but concluded his strength and ability to disappear made him difficult to target. They expected him to hide and cultivate for years, unaware that he would soon stir up trouble again.

• Guan Xiangfei explained that Azure Lake White Stream Palace's most important manuals had been difficult to seize, and that Ling Wuyuan's possession of its final inheritance made him a tempting target.
• Jiang Xing asked Guan Xiangfei whether Ling Wuyuan could survive the factions pursuing him.
• Guan Xiangfei judged that Ling Wuyuan would be in danger if found but could evade pursuit by hiding in remote wilderness and cultivating.
• Jiang Xing agreed that factions were reluctant to openly threaten Ling Wuyuan because he might later emerge powerful and retaliate against them.
• Guan Xiangfei admired Ling Wuyuan's destruction of the Zuo Family, believing it warned others that he would wipe out entire families.

Yuan Yujun told Pei Yi that Ling Wuyuan had obtained the final inheritance of [Azure Lake White Stream Palace] and killed members of the Zuo Family, drawing dangerous attention. Pei Yi trusted Ling Wuyuan’s judgment, while Yuan Yujun warned that he might have to hide away for years and could not return to [Snow Deer Prefecture] soon.

• Yuan Yujun read reports that Ling Wuyuan had obtained the final inheritance of [Azure Lake White Stream Palace] and realized he had likely gained the Heavenly Dipper White Stream Golden Body.
• Pei Yi approached Yuan Yujun across the cold pool, and Yuan Yujun showed her the newspaper about Ling Wuyuan.
• Pei Yi recognized that Ling Wuyuan’s actions against the Zuo Family fit his character and said she had no reason to worry because she trusted his judgment.
• Yuan Yujun warned Pei Yi that Ling Wuyuan might hide away to cultivate and would likely be unable to return to [Snow Deer Prefecture] or fulfill their agreement for a long time.

Pei Yiman insisted that Ling Wuyuan would return to Black Stone City before the year ended to honor his promise, and she set out with Yuan Yujun to await him. Ling Wuyuan was already traveling toward them at extraordinary speed, while Yuan Yujun offered him protection and cultivation support from Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion in exchange for copies of Azure Lake White Stream Palace’s manuals.

• Yuan Yujun thought Ling Wuyuan should hide and cultivate rather than return, given the dangers surrounding him.
• Pei Yiman declared that Ling Wuyuan would honor his public promise and said she would go to Black Stone City to await him.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed something important ahead and continued swiftly toward Snow Deer Prefecture.
• Yuan Yujun agreed to accompany Pei Yiman and offered to protect Ling Wuyuan and provide him a residence and guidance if he gave Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion copies of Azure Lake White Stream Palace’s cultivation manuals.
• Pei Yiman accepted the offer and promised to discuss it with Ling Wuyuan when he arrived.

Ling Wuyuan returned to Snow Deer Prefecture and passed Black Falling Mountain Mining Camp, where former acquaintances reminisced about him and his reputation. On the road to Black Stone City, he recognized a convoy bearing the Miao Family’s flag and secretly entered its carriage.

• Ling Wuyuan paused to watch Black Falling Mountain Mining Camp before continuing toward Black Stone City.
• Zhao Shan bragged to newcomers about Ling Wuyuan, while miners complained that demand for the Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique had driven tiger bones out of stock.
• Qi Xingjian missed the latest News Report and recalled Ling Wuyuan’s dramatic departure from the camp.
• Ling Wuyuan spotted a convoy bearing the Miao Family of Black Stone City’s flag and vanished from the road.
• Ling Wuyuan crossed more than a thousand meters and entered the convoy’s central carriage without being noticed.

Ling Wuyuan learned from a Miao Family elder that the Miao, Zhu, and Huang Families had destroyed the Pei Family because they feared Pei Zhizong and the Pei Family's rising strength. He killed the elder and his wife, took the elder's head as a gift, and continued toward Black Stone City to exterminate the clans.

• A Miao Family elder and his wife traveled toward Black Stone City for a joint meeting of the Miao, Zhu, and Huang Families.
• The elder explained that the three families had destroyed the Pei Family to prevent Pei Zhizong and its younger generation from becoming a threat.
• The elder said his cousin had been gravely wounded in the battle but was now nearing the Spirit Infusion Realm, and he planned to offer him Dragon Blood Ginseng.
• Ling Wuyuan silently entered the carriage and killed the elder's wife and then the elder with the Silent Assassination Sword Art.
• Ling Wuyuan put the elder's severed head in the box that had held the Dragon Blood Ginseng and prepared to bring it to Black Stone City.

Ling Wuyuan learned the truth behind the Pei Family’s destruction from the Miao, Zhu, and Huang families, then wiped out an entire convoy carrying members of those families. He left the scene as the horrified bystanders fled.

• The coachmen discussed visiting a brothel in Black Stone City until Ling Wuyuan emerged from the carriage.
• Ling Wuyuan remarked that the Patriarch and his wife were loving and told the coachmen they could go down and keep them company.
• Ling Wuyuan cut down everyone in the convoy, including the coachmen, guards, maids, and horses, with Wind Attribute True Qi.
• The remains of the convoy burned away as passersby panicked and fled.
• Ling Wuyuan left, considering the massacre a minor interlude that had revealed the truth about the Pei Family’s destruction.

Ling Wuyuan returned to Black Stone City and revisited the places tied to his past, including the ruined temple where he once sheltered. There, a woman revealed that someone had been waiting for him for two days.

• Ling Wuyuan entered Black Stone City unnoticed, though a city-guard commander remarked that he resembled the famous Ling Wuyuan.
• He walked through the city, reminiscing about its changed streets and recalling how he had killed the roast duck shop owner years earlier.
• Ling Wuyuan found the ruined temple where he had once sheltered, surrounded by ten veiled figures and avoided by nearby pedestrians.
• A surprised female voice told Ling Wuyuan to come inside because someone had been waiting for him there for two days.

Ling Wuyuan entered the ruined temple and reunited with Pei Yi, whom he recognized despite her changed appearance and veiled face. Pei Yi embraced him and was delighted by his arrival, while he remained unaware of how much his words pleased her.

• Ling Wuyuan sensed an overwhelmingly powerful, non-hostile presence waiting in the ruined temple and went inside.
• A woman in a pale yellow gown told Ling Wuyuan that they were waiting for him, while the women guarding the temple let him pass.
• Ling Wuyuan saw Pei Yi among the three veiled figures and greeted her by name.
• Pei Yi learned from Yuan Yujun that she had not revealed her identity to Ling Wuyuan, then embraced him in delight.
• Ling Wuyuan explained that he had deduced Pei Yi was waiting there because the ruined temple held meaning for them both.
• Pei Yi was secretly thrilled when Ling Wuyuan complained that he could not have recognized her through a meeting of hearts and minds.

Ling Wuyuan reunited with Pei Yi and reaffirmed his promise to help her take revenge, agreeing to kill the Three Great Families’ leaders to test whether he had entered a new stage of life. Pei Yi planned for him to act that night, while she stayed with him to talk.

• Ling Wuyuan realized that his message in the News Report had led Pei Yi to find him and told her he had never forgotten their promise.
• Ling Wuyuan said Pei Yi seemed strong enough to take revenge herself, but Pei Yi insisted that only the two of them were entitled to destroy their enemies and asked him to act.
• Ling Wuyuan admitted he wanted to use the enemies’ deaths to verify whether he had entered a new stage of life.
• Pei Yi revealed that the key members of the Three Great Families would gather at the Miao Family in Black Stone City that night, and Ling Wuyuan agreed to wait until then to attack.
• Pei Yi’s junior sister complained to Yuan Yujun that Pei Yi had ignored them, and Yuan Yujun decided not to disturb the reunion.

Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan how she dealt with a traitor during her clan’s escape, then introduced him to her Master, Yuan Yujun, and junior sister, Yan Xiujin. Yuan Yujun promised to isolate the three families and handle the aftermath, clearing the way for Ling Wuyuan to attack them.

• Pei Yi recounted how she fed the enemy false information through her traitorous clan uncle, then had the clansmen execute him and surrendered his son to the enemy.
• Pei Yi introduced Ling Wuyuan to Yuan Yujun and Yan Xiujin, while Yan Xiujin teased her about bringing her lover to meet them.
• Ling Wuyuan greeted Yuan Yujun respectfully and recognized that her support would shield him from consequences for his planned actions.
• Yuan Yujun said the [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion] would isolate the three families, prevent them from escaping, and settle the aftermath.
• Ling Wuyuan assured Yuan Yujun he understood, and she told him to show her what he could do.

Yuan Yujun praised Ling Wuyuan’s exceptional potential, then confronted him after mistaking his thoughts about her youthful appearance for disrespect. Yan Xiujin teased Ling Wuyuan about romance, Pei Yi rebuked her and revealed her own feelings, leaving Ling Wuyuan flustered by Pei Yi’s affectionate gaze.

• Yuan Yujun admired Ling Wuyuan’s life force and removed her veil, revealing a face that looked far younger than her nearly five hundred years.
• Yuan Yujun sensed Ling Wuyuan was thinking something disrespectful and questioned him, so he claimed he had been thinking she was young and beautiful.
• Yuan Yujun let Ling Wuyuan go after scrutinizing his serious expression, then told Yan Xiujin and Pei Yi to remove their veils.
• Yan Xiujin teased Ling Wuyuan about training hard and avoiding romantic affairs, but Pei Yi shoved her aside and scolded her.
• Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan that Yan Xiujin was too young to understand, then removed her veil and met his gaze with shy affection.

Ling Wuyuan arrived at the Miao Family residence carrying a head and announced he would wipe out the Miao, Zhu, and Huang Families. As he began his countdown, the families’ cultivators confronted him while Yuan Yujun explained Ling’s wind-attributed true qi to Yan Xiujin.

• Ling Wuyuan approached the Miao Family residence with a gift box containing a head and said he represented the Pei Family.
• Ling Wuyuan’s wind-attributed true qi killed the Miao Family gatekeeper and nearby servants, scattering their bodies at the entrance.
• Ling Wuyuan entered the residence, warned the gathered guests to leave, and began counting down from thirty.
• A guest fled over the wall, prompting others to realize the fleeing man recognized the danger, while cultivators from the three families confronted Ling Wuyuan.
• At the ruined temple, Yan Xiujin asked Yuan Yujun how Ling Wuyuan had killed the people at the entrance, and Yuan Yujun explained his unusually powerful wind-attributed true qi.

Yang Luo and Yang Zutao fled the Miao Family residence, where Ling Wuyuan unleashed a devastating explosion against the Three Great Families. The City Lord was stopped from activating the city-protecting formation after Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion declared it was handling the matter.

• Yang Zutao recognized Ling Wuyuan and told Yang Luo that the Three Great Families were doomed, while Yang Luo considered whether the White Crow Gang could profit from the chaos.
• Yang Zutao set Yang Luo down after they had fled more than a thousand meters from the Miao Family residence.
• A tremendous explosion tore through the Miao Family residence and sent a pillar of fire into the sky, shocking Yang Luo and making Yang Zutao abandon thoughts of taking advantage.
• The City Lord prepared to activate the city-protecting formation, but a Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion figure ordered him to maintain order instead.

Ling Wuyuan attacked the Miao Family residence and unleashed the Five Elements Turning Dragon Sword against Miao Zhong and the assembled families. The five dragon-shaped sword qi tore through the estate as the terrified survivors faced destruction.

• Miao Zhong ordered his subordinates to keep searching for Miao Duanhong’s killer and suspected the city lord or rival families.
• Ling Wuyuan announced that he had come to kill the Miao, Zhu, and Huang Families, and Miao Zhong went to confront him.
• A barrier sealed the Miao Family residence, and Ling Wuyuan began attacking after the countdown ended.
• Miao Zhong fought Ling Wuyuan with his Blazing Wave Fiery Sword, but Ling Wuyuan kicked him through the walls and shredded nearby survivors with Five Elements True Qi.
• Ling Wuyuan unleashed the Five Elements Turning Dragon Sword, and its five dragon-shaped sword qi tore through the Miao Family estate toward the conference room.

Ling Wuyuan used his Five Elements Turning Dragon Sword to withstand the combined assault of Miao Zhong and the others. He burst through the resulting explosion and killed two opponents, leaving the Three Great Families’ patriarchs shocked and enraged.

• Ling Wuyuan unleashed five Dragon-shaped sword qi, and Miao Zhong ordered everyone to attack him together.
• The attackers combined their diverse techniques into a tide of assaults that clashed with the Five Elements sword qi.
• The sword qi ground down their attacks until the fighters poured in more true qi and began to gain the upper hand.
• Ling Wuyuan detonated the five sword qi, then sent two cross-shaped sword gleams into the disrupted assault, triggering a massive explosion.
• Ling Wuyuan burst from the pillar of fire and split the Huang Family's Grand Elder’s head before killing another opponent with a strike between the brows.
• The Three Great Families’ patriarchs reacted with shock and anger at Ling Wuyuan’s ruthless advance.