Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhen exposed Wen Tianyu’s framing of Green Vine and challenged Qing Luo Sect to seek justice, while Person Bixin fought to protect her disciple and Green Vine’s fiancé. The sect’s leaders tried to punish Ye Zhen instead, but Green Vine’s words and the crowd’s reaction left Qing Luo Sect Sect Master Guo Wanfeng stunned.

• Person Bixin charged Person Tianzhu and beat him back after Wen Tianyu’s wrongdoing came to light.
• Guo Wanfeng stopped the fight, but Ye Zhen continued beating Wen Tianyu before stripping his clothes with spiritual threads.
• Person Bixin declared that Zheng Fuyun was Green Vine’s fiancé, prompting many disciples and elders to turn against Person Tianzhu and Wen Tianyu.
• Law Enforcement Elder Xie Lu called for Zheng Fuyun to be punished, while Person Tianzhu supported him and Person Bixin demanded justice for Green Vine.
• Ye Zhen condemned Qing Luo Sect’s double standard and challenged its disciples to defend Green Vine; Person Bixin threatened to send the elders’ daughters to the Tiannan Hua Family, but Guo Wanfeng interrupted her Soul Oath.
• Green Vine thanked Person Bixin and Zheng Fuyun, calling him the only heroic man under heaven, and Guo Wanfeng tried to end the gathering before becoming dumbstruck by what he saw.

Ye Zhen rallied Qing Luo Sect’s disciples against Wen Tianyu, then gained permission to visit Green Vine. He learned that the Tiannan Hua Family remained a serious threat, and True Person Bixin said the Sect Master was waiting to see him in anger.

• Qing Luo Sect’s disciples spat on and kicked Wen Tianyu while True Person Tianzhu was restrained and Sect Master Guo Wanfeng stayed silent.
• Ye Zhen walked to Green Vine’s peak, and the four True Disciples let him pass under pressure from the gathered disciples.
• Ye Zhen found Green Vine, who embraced him, thanked him, and urged him to leave because the Tiannan Hua Family was too powerful.
• True Person Bixin arrived and warned Ye Zhen that his actions had not rescued Green Vine from becoming a Hundred Flower Consort.
• Ye Zhen asked True Person Bixin to arrange a meeting with the Sect Master, and she said Guo Wanfeng was waiting for him angrily.

Ye Zhen tried to persuade Qing Luo Sect Master Guo Wanfeng to stay neutral while he rescued Green Vine from the Tiannan Hua Family. Guo Wanfeng agreed under strict conditions, leaving Ye Zhen wondering whether the Tiannan Hua Family’s cultivation method involved harvesting and replenishment.

• Guo Wanfeng berated Ye Zhen for disrupting the Qing Luo Sect, then admitted he had allowed the Tiannan Hua Family to choose Green Vine as a Hundred Flower Consort because he feared the Southern Flower King.
• Guo Wanfeng explained that he had permitted the choice of only one True Disciple and paid Steward Hua one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystals, but believed the sect could not risk defying the Hua Family.
• Ye Zhen offered Guo Wanfeng the Five Poisons Seal Divine Ability Martial Skill and calling cards from Hai Luoshuang and Zheng Tiancheng, asking only that the Qing Luo Sect remain neutral.
• Guo Wanfeng initially refused, fearing Ye Zhen would endanger the sect, but invited him to state his conditions.
• Ye Zhen agreed not to take Green Vine away, incite Qing Luo Sect disciples, or be alone with Green Vine, among Guo Wanfeng’s other conditions.
• Ye Zhen accepted the terms and wondered whether the Tiannan Hua Family practiced harvesting and replenishment.

Ye Zhen used the Myriad Stars Plate to gather extensive intelligence about the Tiannan Hua Family before they arrived to claim Green Vine. After days of studying what he learned, he sensed their arrival when the Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat began trembling in terror.

• Han Tai told Ye Zhen that Wen Tianyu had sent a Purple Jade Talisman to contact the Tiannan Hua Family, and Ye Zhen explained why confronting them now was preferable to waiting for their wedding procession.
• Ye Zhen used the Myriad Stars Plate to post a bounty for information about the Tiannan Hua Family, spending his Star Points and borrowing one hundred thousand more.
• Ye Zhen received 112 messages describing the Hua Family's strength, customs, and history, including accounts of its stewards and descendants defeating powerful opponents.
• Ye Zhen spent the next few days studying the intelligence and considering how to counter the Tiannan Hua Family.
• The Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat trembled and cried out in terror, and Ye Zhen realized that the Tiannan Hua Family's people had likely arrived.

Hua Wushuang arrived at the Qing Luo Sect with the Flowing Light Flower Butterfly King and demanded to take Green Vine away early, humiliating Sect Master Guo Wanfeng along the way. Guo revealed that Green Vine was already betrothed to Zheng Fuyun, and Ye Zhen confronted Hua Wushuang by challenging the prestige he had inherited from his family.

• The Flowing Light Flower Butterfly King damaged the Qing Luo Sect's medicinal fields before Steward Hua brought Hua Wushuang and eight Soul Sea Realm guards to the sect.
• Hua Wushuang belittled Guo Wanfeng and the Qing Luo Sect, then announced that he had come to take Green Vine, the Hundred Flower Consort, away early.
• Guo Wanfeng revealed that Green Vine had already been betrothed to Zheng Fuyun and directed Hua Wushuang to settle the matter with him.
• Hua Wushuang threatened to crush Ye Zhen, but Ye Zhen retorted that Hua Wushuang relied on his ancestors' reputation rather than his own ability.
• Hua Wushuang stopped Steward Hua from silencing Ye Zhen and demanded that he be allowed to speak.

Ye Zhen challenged Hua Wushuang to settle Green Vine’s fate in a fight, and Hua Wushuang agreed to withdraw if Ye Zhen survived three moves. Hua Wushuang launched his first attack as Ye Zhen gathered his strength and struck back.

• Ye Zhen rebuked Steward Hua for overstepping and challenged Hua Wushuang to a fight over Green Vine.
• Hua Wushuang offered Ye Zhen a three-move test, promising to withdraw if Ye Zhen survived all three.
• Green Vine watched from the Fearless Pavilion, holding back because Ye Zhen had told her not to appear.
• Ye Zhen strengthened himself with the Battle Soul Blood Banner, activated Clear Heart Sword Intent, and prepared his sword.
• Hua Wushuang used the Flower King's Butterfly Hand for his first move, and Ye Zhen countered with Eight Directions Wind Cloud Fall.

Ye Zhen survived Hua Wushuang’s second attack by using the Crimson Jade Seal to disrupt the water-and-fire energy and trigger an explosion, then faced Hua Wushuang’s final strike: a Three-Colored Spirit Mountain amplified by a High-grade Treasure Artifact. The chapter ended as Ye Zhen moved to meet the seemingly lethal attack.

• Hua Wushuang launched a water-and-fire Butterfly Hand at ninety percent strength, and Ye Zhen used the Crimson Jade Seal to detonate its unstable energy.
• Guo Wanfeng concentrated the Qing Luo Sect’s protective barrier around the blast, while Ye Zhen and the others retreated; the explosion left a huge crater but did not harm Ye Zhen.
• Ye Zhen rose into the sky and asked Hua Wushuang to make his final move.
• Hua Wushuang used his folding fan to summon a Three-Colored Spirit Mountain, and onlookers feared its amplified power would kill Ye Zhen.
• Ye Zhen understood that the mountain’s greatest danger was another water-and-fire energy explosion, then moved to face it.

Ye Zhen used the Floating Cloud Finger to break Hua Wushuang’s water-and-fire mountain attack and survived all three moves, winning their agreement. Hua Wushuang honored his promise to withdraw Green Vine but declared that he and Ye Zhen would face a full-strength battle in the future.

• Ye Zhen used Clear Heart Sword Intent to identify the mountain’s balance point and shattered its outer layer with the Floating Cloud Finger.
• The mountain split into separate masses of water and fire spiritual power, which struck Ye Zhen’s Azure Jade Spirit Armor without seriously harming him.
• Hua Wushuang acknowledged his defeat, released Green Vine, and named Ye Zhen his greatest opponent for the next ten years.
• Hua Wushuang warned Ye Zhen that their next fight would be a full-strength battle with no three-move agreement, then departed with his guards.
• The Flowing Light Flower Butterfly King’s gusts wrecked several herb fields, and Ye Zhen finally relaxed after the Tiannan Hua Family left.

Ye Zhen refused to marry Green Vine until Wen Tianyu’s threat was dealt with, then secretly equipped her to lure Wen Tianyu into a fight. Green Vine killed Wen Tianyu with the Ink-Jade Whip, leaving the Qing Luo Sect elders stunned by her Mid-grade Treasure Armor.

• Guo Wanfeng welcomed Ye Zhen’s victory and worried that the Tiannan Hua Family would have used Green Vine as a cultivation furnace.
• True Person Bixin urged Ye Zhen and Green Vine to marry, but Ye Zhen said there was still one matter to settle and targeted Wen Tianyu with his killing intent.
• Ye Zhen went to Green Vine, gave her a black object, and whispered instructions before Guo Wanfeng ordered the sect to repair its damaged spirit herbs.
• Green Vine challenged Wen Tianyu, provoking him into attacking her with a powerful sword aura.
• Green Vine’s Mid-grade Treasure Armor blocked the strike, and her Ink-Jade Whip coiled around Wen Tianyu’s neck and tore off his head.

Green Vine killed Wen Tianyu, then married Ye Zhen and spent one night with him before leaving him a letter and returning to her own martial path. Ye Zhen left Qing Luo Sect, while the Thousand Illusions Eagle King learned that a man named Zheng Fuyun had appeared at an auction and set out to find him.

• Green Vine killed Wen Tianyu in public, and Guo Wanfeng warned the sect against killing or framing fellow disciples.
• Guo Wanfeng arranged Green Vine and Zheng Fuyun’s wedding for three days later, and Ye Zhen reluctantly agreed to the ceremony.
• Green Vine sealed Ye Zhen’s cultivation during their wedding night, then left him a letter saying she had no regrets and would follow her own martial path.
• Ye Zhen left the Black Wind Treasure Armor and a message for Green Vine before departing Qing Luo Sect.
• Bu Changtian told the Thousand Illusions Eagle King that Zheng Fuyun had attended the Fragrant Division Pill King’s auction, and the Eagle King went to pursue him.

True Person Tianzhu and Xie Lu used a Shadowless Soul Locking Falcon to track Ye Zhen after he left the Qing Luo Sect, and the Thousand Illusions Eagle King joined their pursuit. Ye Zhen realized three Soul Sea Realm experts were closing in on him, and the Thousand Illusions Eagle King vanished with Phantom Escape as the chase began.

• True Person Tianzhu prepared to pursue Ye Zhen, but Xie Lu revealed that his Shadowless Soul Locking Falcon could track him and sent it after him.
• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King asked Xie Lu and True Person Tianzhu about Zheng Fuyun, then joined them in following the falcon southwest.
• Ye Zhen rode the Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat toward home, reflected on his training and the Mirage Dragon Pearl, and planned future travels with Caiyi.
• After entering the Sword Origin Empire, Ye Zhen sensed a powerful pursuer, changed direction, and realized that three experts were following him.
• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King, True Person Tianzhu, and Xie Lu caught sight of Ye Zhen and attacked his escape, but Little Cat accelerated to its top speed.
• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King used Phantom Escape and vanished while pursuing Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen fled three Soul Sea Realm pursuers, using the Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat’s speed and his Clear Heart Sword Intent to destroy Xie Lu’s tracking falcon and trap the Thousand Illusions Eagle King. He blasted the Eagle King with the Crimson Jade Seal and escaped into the clouds, leaving the outcome of the explosion uncertain.

• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King shattered Ye Zhen’s Azure Jade Spirit Armor, but Ye Zhen and Little Cat escaped his spiritual-power eagles with the Battle Soul Blood Banner’s boost.
• Ye Zhen sent a request for aid to the Qi Yun Sect, then realized a hidden tracker was guiding the pursuers toward him.
• Ye Zhen used Clear Heart Sword Intent to spot and shoot down Xie Lu’s Shadowless Soul Locking Falcon.
• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King used Phantom Escape repeatedly to close in on Ye Zhen as Little Cat’s speed began to falter.
• Ye Zhen anticipated the Eagle King’s emergence point and detonated the Crimson Jade Seal, engulfing him in its blast before Ye Zhen fled.

Ye Zhen escaped his pursuers and returned to the Qi Yun Sect, where the elders learned he had severely wounded the Thousand Illusions Eagle King and reached the Spirit Transformation Realm. The sect's welcome was interrupted by news that it had fallen into chaos.

• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King fled to recover from his wounds while True Person Tianzhu and Xie Lu continued searching for Ye Zhen.
• Ye Zhen hid in the forest until Xie Lu gave up, then rode toward Black Water Country and met Sect Master Guo Qijing and the Qi Yun Sect's elders at the border.
• Ye Zhen told the group that he had wounded the Thousand Illusions Eagle King, and Guo Qijing revealed that Ye Zhen had advanced beyond the first level of the Spirit Transformation Realm at nineteen.
• Liao Feibai teased Ye Zhen about Green Vine as the sect's group flew home, but Ye Zhen refused to discuss what had happened between them.
• Seventh Elder Zhong Li Jing met the returning group and warned that the sect was in chaos, while True Person Tianzhu and Xie Lu resolved to kill Ye Zhen if they learned of his whereabouts again.

Ye Zhen learned that Qi Yun Sect had been humiliated by Li Shui Sect in a challenge-platform contest, leaving its True Disciples facing heavy losses and Little Yue Meng badly injured. He arrived at the arena and came face-to-face with his old enemy Chu Jun, setting up a confrontation.

• Zhong Li Jing told Guo Qijing that Little Yue Meng had defeated Li Shui Sect’s top three Inner Disciples before Ba Guoan crushed her, and Li Shui Sect’s four True Disciples had beaten Qi Yun Sect’s seven True Disciples in the wagered matches.
• Ye Zhen learned that the contest had lasted three days, with more than two hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystals at stake, while Zhong Li Jing had delayed the final decision by claiming Caiyi was in seclusion.
• Guo Qijing sent Ye Zhen and Zhong Li Jing to the arena and allowed Caiyi to fight, while Zhong Li Jing warned Ye Zhen not to risk himself against Chu Jun.
• Li Shi recognized Ye Zhen and was stunned to sense that he had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm at nineteen.
• Chu Jun turned toward Ye Zhen, and the two locked eyes as Li Shi and Zhong Li Jing realized their old enemies had met again.

Ye Zhen returned to the Martial Arena after breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, drawing attention from the Qi Yun Sect’s disciples and reuniting with Caiyi. When Fan Chuyu proposed an Iron-Blood Strategy that would sacrifice the other True Disciples to weaken the Li Shui Sect’s fighters, Ye Zhen rejected it and went to fight himself.

• Ye Zhen’s Spirit Transformation Realm breakthrough astonished the True Disciples and Inner Disciples, while Chu Jun eagerly decided to challenge him.
• Caiyi arrived, and she and Ye Zhen greeted each other before joining the True Disciples to discuss their next fight.
• Fan Chuyu proposed that the Qi Yun Sect’s fighters trade injuries with the Li Shui Sect’s opponents to weaken Chu Jun before Fan took the stage.
• Ye Zhen criticized Fan Chuyu’s plan as a shameful strategy, and Caiyi challenged Fan for avoiding the fights while others were injured.
• After Fan Chuyu mocked Ye Zhen’s strength and demanded he prove himself, Ye Zhen strode toward the Martial Arena.

Ye Zhen defeated Ba Guoan in one exchange after Ba Guoan insulted Caiyi, then confronted Chu Jun over his past crimes. The chapter ended as Chu Jun entered the arena and revealed the Five Viscera Spiritual Fires of his Five Fire Battle Body.

• Ye Zhen demanded that Ba Guoan apologize to Caiyi and defeated him in one exchange, capturing him and slapping him until he apologized.
• Ba Guoan attacked Ye Zhen from behind after Ye Zhen released him, but Ye Zhen's Azure Jade Spirit Armor resisted the fire dragon and his kick sent Ba Guoan flying.
• Ye Zhen challenged Chu Jun, who stepped onto the Martial Arena and wagered ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Ye Zhen said he sought justice for Old Madam Meng and revenge for Chu Jun crippling his body, then Zhong Li Jing warned him about Chu Jun's Five Viscera Spiritual Fires.

Ye Zhen used Clear Heart Sword Intent to read Chu Jun’s attacks and defeat him with the Floating Cloud Finger after countering his Five Viscera True Fire. He spared Chu Jun because of Little Yue Meng, and Chu Jun conceded the battle between the sects’ True Disciples.

• Ye Zhen sensed Chu Jun’s movements and shattered his Five Viscera Spiritual Fire attacks with precise sword strikes.
• Chu Jun unleashed Five Viscera True Fire, which burned away Ye Zhen’s Eight Directions Wind Cloud Fall before he fired a second attack.
• Ye Zhen dispersed the second Five Viscera True Fire with his Floating Cloud Finger and nearly struck Chu Jun’s forehead.
• Ye Zhen stopped short of killing Chu Jun and told him that his life belonged to Little Yue Meng.
• Ye Zhen declared their personal grievances settled, and Chu Jun conceded defeat in the True Disciples’ battle.

Ye Zhen defeated his rivals and earned the Qi Yun Sect disciples’ respect, then returned to Fairy Maiden Peak and planned a journey with Caiyi. Meanwhile, Fan Chuyu persuaded Hong Banjiang to send the Dark Pawn after Ye Zhen, despite the danger of violating the five-year restriction.

• Li Shi praised Ye Zhen, asked him to spare Li Shui Sect disciples in future conflicts, and took the defeated Chu Jun away.
• Ye Zhen let Lu Xin and the other True Disciples reclaim their wagers, then accepted the remaining eighty thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Ye Zhen met Fang Ling on Fairy Maiden Peak and learned she had stayed there after treating Caiyi’s Flower Civets.
• Caiyi gave Ye Zhen and Little Cat Spirit Calming Liquid, and agreed to travel with Ye Zhen toward the Black Dragon Ancient Land in a little over two months.
• Fan Chuyu urged Hong Banjiang to seize Ye Zhen’s supposed strange treasure and exploit Caiyi’s secret, arguing that another Pulse Forging Realm expert would benefit Black Water Country.
• Hong Banjiang agreed and ordered Fan Chuyu to arrange for the Dark Pawn to act.

Sect Master Guo Qijing offered Ye Zhen the Qi Yun Sect succession and the chance to learn the Qi Yun Secret Codex, but Ye Zhen refused so he could continue pursuing the martial path. He promised to return whenever the sect needed him, while Liao Feibai left after revealing she had expected his choice.

• Ren Xihua escorted Ye Zhen to the Council Hall, where Guo Qijing and nearly all the elders awaited him.
• Guo Qijing named Ye Zhen the sect's heir and offered to teach him the Qi Yun Secret Codex if he accepted.
• Liao Feibai urged Ye Zhen to choose according to what he truly sought, helping him realize he wanted the martial path rather than power or status.
• Ye Zhen refused the succession, explaining that he wanted to travel farther along the martial path and would still come to the sect's aid.
• Guo Qijing remarked that Liao Feibai had predicted Ye Zhen's choice, and Liao Feibai left the Council Hall.

After a month of cultivation, Ye Zhen absorbed the Crimson Spirit Jade Marrow, strengthened his Crimson Jade Battle Body, and broke through to the Lightning Intent Realm of the Wind Cloud Sword Art. He prepared to travel with Caiyi to the Black Dragon Ancient Land, agreed to take Fang Ling along, and went to inform Sect Master Guo Qijing before leaving.

• Ye Zhen absorbed the Crimson Spirit Jade Marrow over a month, advancing his Shattered Jade True Scripture and tempering one-fifth of his bones.
• Ye Zhen noticed that improving his soul cultivation loosened the Mirage Dragon Pearl's second seal, and he told Caiyi they would travel to the Black Dragon Ancient Land before he took her home to meet his parents.
• Ye Zhen continued practicing the Wind Cloud Sword Art and realized that its intent realm was the Lightning Intent Realm.
• Fang Ling invited Caiyi to visit Myriad Spirits Valley, but Ye Zhen declined for this trip and agreed to let Fang Ling travel with them toward her home near Yin Mountain.
• Ye Zhen said he needed to see Sect Master Guo Qijing before they departed and had prepared a grand gift for the Qi Yun Sect.