Chapter Summaries

Chen Fei treated Mi Xian to a meal, gave her the leftovers to take home, and asked her to guide him to a cultivation chamber in Sea Swallow City. The Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List arrived outside the city, but Chen Fei chose to focus on cultivating the Yuan Chen Sword Body first.

• Chen Fei encouraged Mi Xian to eat, filled her bowl with meat, and had the remaining dishes packed for her family.
• Chen Fei asked Mi Xian to lead him to a place for closed-door cultivation so he could practice the Yuan Chen Sword Body.
• The Enlightenment Tower reacted to a spirit treasure outside the city, and the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List arrived.
• Chen Fei carried Mi Xian to a rooftop to avoid the rushing crowd and decided there was no need to visit the list immediately.
• Mi Xian led Chen Fei to a cultivation site protected by a formation linked to Sea Swallow City's defenses.

Mi Xian thanked Chen Fei for paying her fairly, and he gave her a breathing technique so she could begin learning martial arts. Meanwhile, Chen Fei completed the connection of all 108 Apertures and reached the Peak Aperture Refining Realm, then Suppress Dragon Elephant Suppress Spirit broke through Perfection and caused an obscure Aperture to manifest.

• Mi Xian thanked Chen Fei for treating her fairly, and he offered to teach her martial arts.
• Chen Fei transmitted a newly created breathing technique to Mi Xian, who hurried home to share her joy with her family.
• Chen Fei cultivated the Yuan Chen Sword Body in a Secret Chamber and opened his 107th and then his 108th Aperture.
• Chen Fei connected all 108 Apertures and achieved the Peak Aperture Refining Realm.
• Suppress Dragon Elephant Suppress Spirit surged past Perfection, and an obscure Aperture manifested inside Chen Fei.

Chen Fei discovered that the interstice formed by the Suppress Dragon Elephant strengthened his physique and continuously drew his 108 apertures together, improving his prospects of reaching the Aperture Unification Realm. He then went to see the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List, where its keeper, Shao Yongmin, took an interest in his Peak Aperture Refining Realm cultivation.

• Chen Fei examined the newly formed interstice and realized it was not an aperture, but that it strengthened his body and constantly pulled at his 108 apertures.
• Chen Fei considered how to break his mind's limit, weighing scarce limit-breaking pills and spiritual materials against the danger of hunting a third-stage mind wraith.
• Chen Fei traveled outside Sea Swallow City at night to visit the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List.
• Chen Fei saw that the list was a spiritual treasure carried by a Tier 3 Demon Beast, with Shao Yongmin standing atop it.
• Shao Yongmin, the list's keeper, noticed Chen Fei's Peak Aperture Refining Realm cultivation and showed interest in him.

Chen Fei challenged the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List to earn a spirit treasure infusion for the Qian Yuan Sword and a Haiyue Token, then began fighting its reconstructed opponents. Meanwhile, the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and Sinking Water Pavilion prepared to defend Chenshui Island from probing forces, and Chen Fei’s next trial began with five opponents appearing.

• Shao Yongmin explained that reaching the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List’s top thirty would earn Chen Fei a spirit treasure infusion and a Haiyue Token, and Chen Fei paid fifty Low-Grade Essence Stones to enter.
• Chen Fei defeated three Late Aperture Refining Realm opponents with a single sword sweep, then faced their coordinated second attack.
• Ji Ruiqing, Qu Qingsheng, and Wu Guangyin discussed the growing number of forces probing Chenshui Island, and Qu Qingsheng ordered guards to capture intruders and kill those who resisted.
• Chen Fei destroyed the three opponents with a sword strike, and five new figures appeared before him in the Martial Arts Arena.

Chen Fei tested the Great Perfection Yuan Chen Sword Canon against five Late Aperture Refining Realm guardians and defeated them with the Yuan Chen Sword Formation. He continued the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List challenge, where a Peak Aperture Refining Realm opponent appeared, while spectators outside Sea Swallow City recognized him and watched closely.

• The five Late Aperture Refining Realm guardians linked their strength with a formation, but Chen Fei trapped them in the Yuan Chen Sword Formation and defeated them one by one.
• Chen Fei recovered his elemental force, assessed the Yuan Chen Sword Canon's power, and chose to continue the challenge with his full strength.
• A Peak Aperture Refining Realm opponent appeared before Chen Fei as he entered the next stage of the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List.
• Spectators outside Sea Swallow City recognized Chen Fei in the list's halo and began discussing whether he could pass the third stage.
• Yan Zesong watched Chen Fei's Aura on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List with furrowed brows.

Chen Fei defeated Xia Xiangyi in the third trial of the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List, earning the chance to challenge the list’s thirtieth-ranked cultivator. His swift victory astonished the onlookers and Yan Zesong.

• Yan Zesong arrived to challenge the list again but paused to watch Chen Fei, who had advanced to the Peak Aperture Refining Realm.
• Chen Fei faced Xia Xiangyi, a powerful Peak Aperture Refining Realm opponent, and met her opening saber strike without retreating.
• Chen Fei used Suppress Dragon Elephant to overpower Xia Xiangyi, then defeated her with a series of sword strikes.
• Chen Fei cleared the third trial and became eligible to challenge the thirtieth place for Spirit Treasure Infusion and the Haiyue Token.
• The crowd reacted to Chen Fei’s rapid victory, Treasure Tempering Pavilion opened a new betting pool, and Yan Zesong stared in disbelief.

Chen Fei passed the third trial, concealed his appearance and Aura, and chose to challenge the twenty-fourth-ranked martial artist on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List. His bold selection stunned the spectators, who expected him to lose as the challenge began.

• Yan Zesong saw Chen Fei clear the targeted third trial with ease and felt his own ambition to challenge the rankings fade.
• Chen Fei modified his appearance and Aura through the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List to conceal his identity.
• Chen Fei examined the available opponents and chose the staff-wielding martial artist ranked twenty-fourth.
• The challenge arena transformed into a grassland, where Chen Fei faced his opponent, whose aura seemed far more threatening than Xia Xiangyi's.
• Spectators reacted with disbelief when Chen Fei skipped several ranks, and most bet that he would fail.
• Yan Zesong doubted Chen Fei could win, while Mi Xian watched the list with wide eyes.

Chen Fei defeated Lu Zhongjing and claimed twenty-fourth place on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List, astonishing spectators in Sea Swallow City and across the Thousand Feather Alliance. His sudden rise pushed the former thirtieth-ranked martial artist off the list, prompting Rao Chengwan to wonder who Chen Fei was.

• Mi Xian recognized Chen Fei challenging the list and silently cheered him on from afar.
• Chen Fei used the Stargazing Art to find Lu Zhongjing, disrupted his attempt to gather strength, and overpowered him in a series of sword clashes.
• Chen Fei killed Lu Zhongjing with a sword thrust and took twenty-fourth place, receiving Primordial Qi and a mind-recovery pill as rewards.
• The spectators outside Sea Swallow City reacted with shock as Chen Fei's victory was announced, while Mi Xian celebrated and Yan Zesong stared at the new ranking.
• The Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix Lists across the Thousand Feather Alliance displayed Chen Fei at twenty-fourth, displacing the former thirtieth-ranked entrant.
• Rao Chengwan learned that Chen Fei's rise had pushed him off the list and wondered where this formidable newcomer had come from.

After Chen Fei reached twenty-fourth place on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List, he immediately challenged the fourteenth-ranked Sheng Lanping. He resisted her Snow Wraiths’ attacks and destroyed her apparent body, but discovered her true body could move among the Wraiths as their assault continued.

• Rao Chengwan learned that he had lost his place on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List and watched his Haiyue Token crumble into iron powder.
• Chen Fei’s rise to twenty-fourth place drew attention across the Thousand Feather Alliance, and Treasure Tempering Pavilion opened betting pools on his next ranking.
• Chen Fei chose to challenge the fourteenth-ranked Sheng Lanping, astonishing Yan Zesong and the onlookers outside Sea Swallow City.
• Sheng Lanping attacked Chen Fei on a narrow cliff with freezing Yin Qi and piercing roars, but his mental defenses left him unaffected.
• Chen Fei struck Sheng Lanping’s apparent body with the Qian Yuan Sword, but she transferred herself among eight Snow Wraiths that could be replenished when destroyed.
• Chen Fei attacked a Snow Wraith as it and the others countered him with coordinated assaults.

Chen Fei defeated Sheng Lanping by tracking and striking her true body, then rose from twenty-fourth to fourteenth on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List. He stopped challenging the list to use its Spirit Treasure Infusion to raise the Qian Yuan Sword to a Top-Grade Spirit Artifact, then emerged outside Sea Swallow City.

• Chen Fei used the Stargazing Art and Severing God Sword to trap Sheng Lanping's true body and killed her with the Qian Yuan Sword.
• Chen Fei's victory moved him from twenty-fourth to fourteenth on the Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List, shocking Rao Chengwan and onlookers across several cities.
• Chen Fei learned that Spirit Treasure Infusion had three tiers and could raise a Spirit Artifact at most to Top-Grade.
• Chen Fei chose to stop challenging the list and ordered it to infuse the Qian Yuan Sword, which steadily advanced to a Top-Grade Spirit Artifact.
• The Hidden Dragon and Young Phoenix List sent Chen Fei to a hillside several dozen li from Sea Swallow City, where he admired his upgraded sword.

Chen Fei investigated Sheng Lanping and learned that she belonged to Netherworld Gate, a sect renowned for exploring the Heart Strange Realm. After selling a spirit sword in Sea Swallow City, he received a warning that a Peak Aperture Refining Realm expert threatened Yuan Chen Sword Sect, while two figures approached its main peak.

• Chen Fei considered his need for limit-breaking resources before the Haiyue Cave Abode opened and decided to investigate Sheng Lanping.
• Chen Fei bought information in Sea Swallow City and learned that Sheng Lanping belonged to Netherworld Gate, whose cultivation was closely tied to the Heart Strange Realm.
• Chen Fei considered visiting Netherworld Gate to observe how its people dealt with Heart Strange and to investigate its possible connection to the Heart Refining Formation.
• Chen Fei disguised himself, sold his Superior Spirit Sword at Sea Swallow Pavilion, and received two thousand three hundred Low-Grade Essence Stones, including ten Mid-Grade Essence Stones.
• Chen Fei received Qu Qingsheng's warning not to return because a Peak Aperture Refining Realm expert threatened the sect, as two figures walked toward Yuan Chen Sword Sect's main peak.

Chou Changtai and Lou Sanfeng entered Chenshui Island and intimidated the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and the Sinking Water Pavilion. Chou Changtai demanded the Yuan Chen Sword Sect’s ancestral sword, and Qu Qingsheng refused as Chen Fei hurried back to the island.

• Chou Changtai and Lou Sanfeng arrived at Chenshui Island, where Qu Qingsheng, Zhou Zixun, and Ji Ruiqing cautiously escorted them up the mountain.
• Chou Changtai and Lou Sanfeng strolled through the Yuan Chen Sword Sect as if they owned it, while the sect elders endured their pressure and insults.
• Chen Fei learned a Peak Aperture Refining Realm martial artist had come to the island and rushed back from Sea Swallow City.
• Chou Changtai entered the main hall and announced that he would take the sword from the Yuan Chen Sword Sect’s founding ancestor statue.
• Qu Qingsheng refused to give up the sword, and Chou Changtai asked what would happen if he insisted on taking it.

Qu Qingsheng refused Chou Changtai’s demand for the Yuan Chen Sword Sect’s Founding Ancestor’s sword, and Chou Changtai sent Lou Sanfeng to test the sect leaders in combat. Zhou Zixun challenged her and used the Heavy Yuan Sword to strengthen his Giant Strength Sword, leaving Lou Sanfeng more serious about the fight.

• Qu Qingsheng refused to hand over the sword, insisting that giving in would leave the Yuan Chen Sword Sect at Chou Changtai’s mercy.
• Chou Changtai released his Peak Aperture Refining Realm Aura, while Lou Sanfeng warned the sect leaders that resisting would bring slaughter.
• Chou Changtai offered to reconsider his demand if one of them could defeat Lou Sanfeng, and Zhou Zixun stepped forward to fight her.
• Zhou Zixun struck Lou Sanfeng with the Giant Strength Sword, but she blocked it with her dagger and held her ground.
• Zhou Zixun activated the Heavy Yuan Sword, slowing Lou Sanfeng’s movement and yuan energy, and her expression grew more serious as their weapons clashed.

Lou Sanfeng defeated Zhou Zixun and Ji Ruiqing, then overpowered Qu Qingsheng after Chou Changtai disrupted his Spirit Locking Tower. As Chou Changtai claimed the sword, Chen Fei arrived in the hall and challenged him.

• Lou Sanfeng defeated Zhou Zixun in two exchanges, leaving him gravely injured and unconscious.
• Ji Ruiqing fought Lou Sanfeng with the Sinking Water Art, but Lou Sanfeng broke through her defenses and injured her severely.
• Qu Qingsheng attacked Lou Sanfeng with three sword methods and used the Spirit Locking Tower, but Chou Changtai cracked its sealing power, allowing Lou Sanfeng to defeat Qu Qingsheng.
• Chou Changtai walked toward the statue and claimed the sword as his own.
• Chen Fei appeared in the hall and asked Chou Changtai what sword belonged to him.

Chen Fei arrived at Chenshui Island and revealed that he had reached the Peak Aperture Refining Realm, surprising both sects and confronting Chou Changtai and Lou Sanfeng. After treating the injured elders, Chen Fei overwhelmed Lou Sanfeng and defeated Chou Changtai in one move, leaving the two attackers incapacitated.

• Chen Fei appeared at the hall with the aura of a Peak Aperture Refining Realm cultivator, astonishing Chou Changtai, Qu Qingsheng, and the others.
• Chen Fei treated Qu Qingsheng and stabilized Zhou Zixun with a healing pill before checking on the injured Ji Ruiqing.
• Chen Fei asked Lou Sanfeng whether she had injured the others, then attacked her as Chou Changtai struck at him and Lou Sanfeng stabbed at him.
• Chen Fei blocked Chou Changtai’s saber with the Qian Yuan Sword and broke Lou Sanfeng’s hand, then struck her down and left her severely injured.
• Chou Changtai used the forbidden Suspended Water Yin Yang Mystery, but Chen Fei unleashed Dragon Elephant Roar and knocked him out of the hall with a single move.

Chen Fei killed Chou Changtai and Lou Sanfeng after they attacked the Yuan Chen Sword Sect, then raided Hanging River Palace for its resources and Suspended Water Art. A month later, nearby sects learned that Chenshui Island had a Peak Aperture Refining Realm martial artist.

• Chen Fei rejected Chou Changtai and Lou Sanfeng's surrender and killed them both after disrupting Chou Changtai's attempt to fuse his apertures.
• The Yuan Chen Sword Sect and Sinking Water Pavilion recognized Chen Fei's strength and felt their alliance had gained a powerful protector.
• Chen Fei and several Yuan Chen Sword Sect elders secretly raided Hanging River Palace, taking valuable resources and the Suspended Water Art while concealing their tracks.
• Hanging River Palace fell into chaos the next day without finding clues to the raid.
• A month later, word spread among nearby sects that Chenshui Island had a Peak Aperture Refining Realm martial artist.

After spending nearly a year consolidating his Apertures, Chen Fei set out for Haiyue Cave Abode to seek resources that could help him break through to the Aperture Unification Realm. As he detoured around the mind-confusing mist near Yan Jade City, his Apertures began trembling as if something within the mist were drawing them.

• Chen Fei studied Hanging River Palace's Suspended Water Art, refused Qu Qingsheng's offer to become sect leader, and continued focusing on cultivation.
• Over the next year, Chen Fei brought his one hundred and eight Apertures closer together and found that the process subtly increased his strength.
• Chen Fei told Qu Qingsheng he was heading to Haiyue Cave Abode, then left Chenshui Island to seek limit-breaking pills or Spiritual Materials.
• Chen Fei bought a map in Sea Swallow City, checked on Mi Xian's progress without revealing himself, and continued toward Qingping Sea Area.
• Chen Fei reached Yan Jade City and chose to detour around the watery mist; a day later, his Apertures trembled as if something inside the mist were attracting them.

Chen Fei entered the mist after his nexus point resonated with something inside, then used the Sword Return Eye to trace the resonance to a Zheng Family ship. He asked to board after claiming sea demons had destroyed his ship.

• Chen Fei entered the mist to investigate the force resonating with his nexus point and collected several valuable Spiritual Materials along the way.
• When the resonance vanished, Chen Fei used the Sword Return Eye to isolate its information and trace a related mark to a ship several li away.
• Chen Fei recognized the Zheng Family banner aboard the ship carrying Zheng Chuan Wen and Pu Yi Xing.
• Chen Fei approached the ship and asked Zheng Chuan Wen to let him aboard, saying sea demons had smashed apart his original ship.

Chen Fei detected that a sea demon was using dreams to make people burn away their bodies and devouring their flesh and blood aboard the Zheng Family's ship. After a second passenger died on deck, Chen Fei recognized the attack and prepared to catch the creature, while Du Gu Man and Dai Yu Qiu continued searching for it through the mist.

• Chen Fei boarded the Zheng Family's ship in disguise and sensed the aura of the thing he had been seeking.
• Cheng Hui Fang discovered that her Senior Brother had been reduced to a sheet of skin, and Zheng Chuan Wen blamed a sea demon.
• The passengers gathered on deck to watch for danger, but a sleeping man began smoking and silently burned down to his skin.
• Chen Fei examined the victim's mind and realized the attacker used a dream-like method to control people and consume their bodies.
• Du Gu Man pressed Dai Yu Qiu to locate the creature, while Dai Yu Qiu said the mist had kept her from finding its position.
• Chen Fei watched the mist and believed he would be able to catch the attacker the next time it struck.

Chen Fei used the Dream Entering Art to enter the dream of a demon creature attacking passengers aboard the Zheng Family's ship and wounded it, saving three people. Dai Yu Qiu and Du Gu Man realized the injury could reveal the creature's hiding place, while Chen Fei sensed its dream power surging toward the ship.

• Zheng Chuan Wen told the frightened passengers that the ship needed at least three double-hours to leave the fog, and urged everyone to stay alert.
• A dream attack seized three passengers despite their being awake, and Chen Fei touched one person's brow to enter the dream.
• Zhang Sinan, Zeng Defang, and another victim appeared in the fog to provoke Chen Fei, but he recognized the dream's emotional manipulation and shattered its illusions.
• Chen Fei used the Dream Entering Art and a sword strike to injure the demon creature, freeing the three passengers from its attack.
• Dai Yu Qiu sensed the demon creature's injury, and she and Du Gu Man planned to use its retaliation to locate its hiding place.
• Chen Fei sensed dream power surging toward the Zheng Family's ship from the surrounding fog.