Chapter Summaries

Qin Yang kept Xiao Bai confined after the beast tide triggered her rampage, while Jianghai City tightened restrictions on star pets. Xia He visited Qin Yang after surviving an ambush with the help of Qin Yang’s array and asked him for more protective arrays.

• Xiao Bai woke with no memory of her rampage, and Qin Yang wondered whether the beast tide had caused it.
• Qin Yang locked Xiao Bai in a room protected by a level-five Sealing Array before returning to work at the library.
• Qin Yang saw that star pet stores had closed, public places were banning star pets, and the Star Police Department was patrolling Jianghai City after reports of attacks.
• Xia He told Qin Yang that an array he had made helped Xia He and his team survive an ambush by demonic people.
• Xia He treated Qin Yang to a lavish meal, then asked him for fireproof, lightning-resistant, poison-resistant, and other arrays.
• Qin Yang rolled his eyes and told Xia He to get lost.

Xia He wondered whether Qin Yang had secretly saved him and decided not to pry, then returned to the Police Department and faced questions about the mission. He concealed Qin Yang’s identity, leaving the Commander to suspect Xia He had ties to the Li family.

• Qin Yang gave Xia He several powerful protective arrays and drove him back to the library.
• Xia He speculated that Qin Yang had saved him during the previous night’s mission, but chose to keep trusting him without asking for answers.
• Xia He returned to the Police Department, where the Commander summoned him and praised his performance before questioning him about the Level 5 Array and the person who had saved the squad.
• Xia He claimed his master had forbidden him from revealing the array’s source or his rescuer’s identity, and the Commander let him leave.
• The Commander suspected Xia He might be connected to the Li family and decided to visit Old Li.

Qin Yang’s lightning comprehension improved before he used Soul Stabilizing Pills to help Xiao Bai break through to the Innate Realm Middle Stage and grow a fourth tail. The system rewarded Qin Yang after he handled Xiao Bai’s tails, leaving him baffled by its accusation that he had touched the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s tail forty-nine times.

• Qin Yang mastered a new way to use the Lightning Law and extinguished the storm above Fuhai Villa Complex.
• Qin Yang found Xiao Bai struggling under the beast tide’s influence and forced her to take two Soul Stabilizing Pills.
• Xiao Bai broke through to the Innate Realm Middle Stage and grew a fourth tail.
• Qin Yang used their contract link to make Xiao Bai let him inspect and touch her new tail.
• The system rewarded Qin Yang with the True Explanation of Weapon Refinement and Great Wilderness Imprisoning Sky Finger, then left him disputing its count of forty-nine touches.

Qin Yang received weapon-refinement knowledge and the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Sky Finger, whose first test tore open the night sky and startled Xiao Bai. The next day, Li Qinghe returned to the library with the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram, newly entrusted to her by her family, and asked Qin Yang for guidance.

• Qin Yang gave Xiao Bai two Soul Stabilizing Pills after examining her fourth tail, and she soon returned to his arms hoping for more attention.
• Qin Yang absorbed the True Explanation of Weapon Refinement and the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Sky Finger, then used the finger to blast a molten crater into the sky.
• Xiao Bai saw the damage in the sky, feared Qin Yang had heard her vow against him, and later tried to please him with tea, pastries, and a tail massage.
• At the library, Qin Yang studied weapon-refinement methods and noticed that Xiao Bai could be used to make Bewitching Art artifacts, but she distracted him by offering her tail.
• Li Qinghe returned to the library and explained that her father and the Clan Elders had given her the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram, then asked Qin Yang to help with her array questions.

Lin Mofeng returned to Jianghai City and warned Old Li that the approaching beast tide could reach the difficult level or even approach the hell level. After arranging reinforcements and supplies, he urged Old Li to ask Sword God Senior for help, and Old Li decided to speak with Xuan Xuan.

• Lin Mofeng returned to Jianghai Martial Arts Academy and met Old Li amid public concern over the beast tide.
• Lin Mofeng told Old Li that the beast tide was likely difficult level and might approach the hell level.
• Lin Mofeng said he had arranged Imperial Capital reinforcements and donated martial resources, but their chances remained slim.
• Lin Mofeng proposed asking the Jianghai Sword God to stop the beast tide and possibly eliminate its source.
• Old Li reconsidered inviting Sword God Senior out of seclusion and decided to talk with Xuan Xuan.

Li Qinghe continued learning arrays from Qin Yang, while Xiao Bai grew jealous of the attention she gave him. Li Zixuan arrived with a troubling request and asked Qin Yang to contact their Teacher so she could see him.

• Li Qinghe realized that her family's Fuhai Villa Complex might follow the principles of a natural grand array, but Qin Yang teased her and refused to explain further.
• Li Qinghe served Qin Yang drinks and massaged his shoulders, prompting Xiao Bai to mistake her attentions for competition and attack her.
• Qin Yang pulled Xiao Bai back by the tail and sent Li Qinghe away when Li Zixuan arrived to speak privately.
• Li Zixuan told Qin Yang that she wanted him to contact their Teacher so she could see him.

Li Zixuan told Qin Yang that Jianghai faced a massive, difficult-level beast tide and asked him to contact his Teacher, the Sword God, for help. Qin Yang agreed to try, while Li Qinghe secretly hoped the Sword God’s return would let her become his disciple.

• Li Zixuan explained that the coming beast tide could overwhelm even Grandmaster Realm experts and devastate Jianghai.
• Li Qinghe urged Qin Yang to inform his Teacher, saying Jianghai would offer rewards if the Sword God helped.
• Qin Yang agreed to try contacting his Teacher, though he stressed that the final decision belonged to him.
• Li Zixuan hugged Qin Yang in relief, then left the library after realizing how improper the embrace was.
• Li Qinghe revealed she had been eavesdropping and asked Qin Yang to tell her if he contacted the Sword God.

Qin Yang refined a concealed weapon from Xiao Bai’s fur and gave it to Xia He. After Xia He returned to patrol, two men revealed that they were tracking him and planned to capture him.

• Qin Yang plucked fur from Xiao Bai while she slept and refined it into eighty-one silver needles, then made a tube to hold them.
• Xia He visited Qin Yang in the library, and Qin Yang named the concealed weapon the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle.
• Xia He asked for the weapon, and Qin Yang gave it to him as a gift.
• After leaving the library, Xia He returned to his patrol route while two men watched him from nearby.
• The men said they had planted a Soul-Chasing Insect on Xia He and planned to capture him when they found an opportunity.

Qin Yang learned that the Venerable One’s followers intended to draw out the Jianghai Sword God, but he stayed calm and went home with Xiao Bai. After Qin Yang lied that her bald patch was caused by malnutrition, Xiao Bai panicked and prepared a feast while searching online for hair-loss remedies.

• Qin Yang overheard two spies say the Venerable One planned to force the Jianghai Sword God out and unleash the beast tide on Jianghai City.
• Qin Yang tracked the spies with his Mental Power, then trusted that Xia He could defend himself with the tools and formation he had provided.
• Qin Yang refined his phone with Star Power and Array Runes, improving its performance.
• Xiao Bai discovered a bald patch on her tail and cried to Qin Yang for help.
• Qin Yang blamed the bald patch on malnutrition and warned Xiao Bai that all her fur might fall out.
• Xiao Bai cooked a large meal and searched on her phone for He Shou Wu and black sesame to treat her hair loss.

After rewarding Xiao Bai for her housework with a promise to refine a fur-growth pill, Qin Yang’s gifted Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle saved Xia He from an Innate Realm insect-armed attacker. Xia He survived the alley fight, stunned that the weapon had instantly killed his powerful opponent.

• Xiao Bai asked Qin Yang to refine a pill to help her grow fur, and he agreed after considering her work around the house.
• Xia He and his colleague patrolled an alley north of Jianghai City while Xia He examined the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle.
• A black cat burst apart and released a swarm of venomous insects that devoured Xia He's colleague.
• The insect-armed man, an Innate Realm expert, blocked Xia He's escape and demanded that he come along or become a Human Swine.
• Xia He activated the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, which pierced the attacker's star power shield and killed him instantly.

Xia He killed an attacking demon with silver needles and claimed they came from his mysterious master, while Commander grew more suspicious. The next morning, Li Qinghe confronted Qin Yang after seeing news that the Grandmaster was in Jianghai City, leaving Qin Yang worried that his secret identity had been exposed.

• Xia He summoned backup after killing the demon that had ambushed him in the alley.
• Commander examined the demon’s wounds, discovered the silver needles, and questioned Xia He about their origin.
• Xia He claimed his master had given him the needles, and Commander decided he would eventually uncover the master’s identity.
• Qin Yang ate breakfast at the library while Xiao Bai said the pills were making fur grow on her tail.
• Li Qinghe watched a news video, confronted Qin Yang, and accused him of lying about the Grandmaster’s presence in Jianghai City.

Qin Yang learned that an anonymous video falsely showed the Sword God returning to Sword Valley, and suspected the demonfolk were using public opinion to lure him out. As more footage spread and Jianghai's authorities gathered at Sword Valley, he chose to wait and see what the Venerable One would do next.

• Li Qinghe confronted Qin Yang about lying to her and showed him a viral video claiming the Sword God had appeared in Sword Valley.
• Qin Yang judged the video to be fake and suspected the demonfolk were impersonating him to pressure him into revealing himself.
• Qin Yang put off Li Qinghe's request to meet Grandmaster, then reassured Li Zixuan that she should trust him despite the rumors.
• Li Zixuan told Qin Yang that the police, Old Li, and the Police Chief Commander had gone to Sword Valley to investigate.
• More videos appeared online, pushing #JianghaiSwordGod# higher in the rankings, and Qin Yang watched for the Venerable One's next move.

A mysterious black-robed man impersonated the Jianghai Sword God and appeared before a crowd gathered at Sword God Valley. Li Zixuan recognized that his aura did not match her master's and exposed him as a fake.

• Videos of the Jianghai Sword God drew huge crowds to Sword God Valley, and Li Zixuan accompanied Old Li and Lin Mofeng while suspecting danger.
• A black-robed man appeared above the valley amid thunder and cheers, while secretly planning to make the crowd witness the Sword God's death.
• Li Zixuan sensed that the man's aura was unlike her master's, and Lin Mofeng judged him to be powerful but not at the Supreme Realm.
• Old Li urged Lin Mofeng to approach the supposed Sword God, but Li Zixuan stopped them and declared that he was a fake.

Li Zixuan confronted a false Sword God in Sword Valley, while Qin Yang watched the livestream from the library. The impostor called on the crowd to offer Incense Offerings, and Li Zixuan drew her sword and publicly accused him of impersonating her master.

• Li Zixuan told Old Li that the black-robed man was not the real Sword God, and Old Li lent her his sword before she went to test him.
• Li Qinghe showed Qin Yang a livestream of Li Zixuan meeting the black-robed man in Sword Valley, and Qin Yang wondered what she would do.
• The black-robed man mistook Li Zixuan for a swordsmanship genius seeking to become his disciple and asked why she had come.
• Li Zixuan realized the man was not her master when he failed to recognize her and referred to himself in an unfamiliar, lofty manner.
• The black-robed man urged the crowd to give Incense Offerings in exchange for his help, and the crowd praised him.
• Li Zixuan drew her sword, condemned the impostor as a swindler, and demanded to know what he was trying to do.

Li Zixuan, Old Li, and Lin Mofeng exposed the Black Robe as an impostor claiming to be the Jianghai Sword God, turning the crowd against him. As the confrontation escalated into thunder and dark clouds, Li Qinghe alerted Qin Yang that Li Zixuan was in danger.

• Li Zixuan accused the Black Robe of not being the Sword God and kept herself near an escape route.
• Old Li revealed himself and vouched that the Black Robe's identity was false, prompting the crowd to doubt him.
• The Black Robe used a secret technique to inflame the citizens, but Lin Mofeng countered it and calmed them.
• Li Zixuan reminded the crowd that the real Sword God had never demanded wealth or worship, and the citizens turned against the Black Robe.
• The Black Robe grew furious, summoned thunder and dark clouds over Sword God Valley, and Li Qinghe rushed to Qin Yang to warn him that Li Zixuan was in danger.

Qin Yang refused to leave Area 1 to help Li Zixuan, insisting he could not defeat the fake Sword God, though he secretly watched the livestream. When the Black Robe threatened to crush everyone in Sword God Valley, Qin Yang appeared and pierced him with the Ziwei Divine Sword, leaving the valley's sword intent welcoming its true master.

• Qin Yang dismissed Li Qinghe's pleas to rescue Li Zixuan and returned to loafing while secretly watching the battle livestream.
• The Black Robe attacked Sword God Valley with sword qi and crushing star-power pressure, forcing Old Li, Lin Mofeng, Li Zixuan, and the Star Police Department to fight back.
• The Black Robe launched a second wave of pressure and declared that the people below would pay for questioning him.
• A purple light streaked across the horizon, and the Ziwei Divine Sword pierced the Black Robe's chest.
• Qin Yang appeared beside the Black Robe and pulled the sword from his chest as the valley's sword intent welcomed him.

Qin Yang dominated the black-robed Heretical Cultist in Sword Valley, killing him repeatedly as crowds watched the livestream. When the cultist called for help, Qin Yang—who had been watching from Jiang Hai Library—vanished to confront the new threat, leaving Xiao Bai on the floor.

• Qin Yang arrived in Sword Valley, where Old Li and the crowd mistook his overwhelming sword presence for proof that he was the true Sword God.
• The black-robed man regenerated after Ziwei's earlier strike, but Qin Yang instantly cut him down with the Ziwei Divine Sword.
• Qin Yang used Sword Valley's sword intent to tear the black-robed man apart, forcing him to spend another resurrection and leaving the crowd cheering as the livestream topped the nationwide rankings.
• After reviving again, the black-robed man panicked and shouted, "Your Excellency, save me!"
• Qin Yang saw the plea on the livestream while sitting in Jiang Hai Library and vanished, dropping the sleeping Xiao Bai to the floor.

At Sword God Valley, Qin Yang’s execution of Black Robe was interrupted when the Masked Old Man appeared and stopped his sword barehanded. Qin Yang trapped the old man in the Seven Stars Sky Array and struck him down, leaving Black Robe stunned by his master’s defeat.

• Qin Yang raised the Ziwei Divine Sword to kill Black Robe, but the Masked Old Man emerged from a shattered space and caught the sword light barehanded.
• The Masked Old Man ordered Qin Yang to submit and revealed that he could wield Law Power, prompting Qin Yang to summon a star formation.
• Black Robe asked the Masked Old Man to spare Qin Yang’s sword arm so he could turn it into a bone sword.
• Qin Yang completed the Seven Stars Sky Array and unleashed Heavenly Punishment, piercing the Masked Old Man with countless rays of starlight.
• The Masked Old Man reappeared badly wounded, and Black Robe stared in disbelief at his defeat.

Qin Yang used the Seven Stars Array to trap and overwhelm the Masked Old Man above Sword Valley, while Li Qinghe rallied the crowd to cheer for the Jianghai Sword God. The Masked Old Man forced his cultivation into the Supreme Realm and, facing defeat, charged Qin Yang with crimson lightning in an apparent attempt to self-destruct.

• The Seven Stars Array covered the valley, wounded the Masked Old Man, and left the Black Robe terrified that escape was impossible.
• Li Qinghe found Li Zixuan in Sword Valley, learned Qin Yang had stabilized the situation, and corrected herself to call him Grandmaster.
• Li Qinghe amplified her shout with Array Runes, prompting the crowd to cheer for the Jianghai Sword God and rally behind Qin Yang.
• The Masked Old Man used a life-consuming secret technique to raise his cultivation to the Supreme Realm and attack Qin Yang with lightning.
• Qin Yang countered with Thunder Law through the Seven Stars Array and stalled the Masked Old Man until he charged with crimson lightning, apparently intending to self-destruct.

Qin Yang lured the Masked Old Man into the sky to protect Jianghai City, where the cultist unleashed a fatal self-destruction technique. Qin Yang survived the blast but vanished, and the Black Robe figure realized the Sword God had only been a Starry Clone.

• The Masked Old Man rejected the Black Robe figure’s warning, shattered his mask, and charged at Qin Yang with a self-destructive technique.
• Qin Yang drew the Masked Old Man high above the city, while Lin Mofeng explained that the cultist’s self-destruction could devastate Jianghai City.
• Li Qinghe restrained Li Zixuan when she tried to fly up and help Qin Yang, and Li Zixuan wept in her arms.
• Qin Yang and the Masked Old Man collided in the sky, producing a blinding explosion that swallowed the broadcast signal.
• The Masked Old Man disappeared, but Qin Yang’s body broke apart and vanished as the Black Robe figure recognized him as a Starry Clone.