Chapter Summaries

Li Musheng secured Falling God Peak’s surrender with Life-Death Seals and waited for Fu Qiwen’s forces while Divine-Natured People searched the peak for a stone stele. Fu Qiwen arrived and reported that the campaign had effectively destroyed Falling God Peak, then led the Heavenly Brocade Guard generals in paying respects to Li Musheng.

• Li Musheng planted Life-Death Seals in Yuwen Chengqing, the blind old man, Jade-Faced Beauty, and the other captives, binding them to serve him.
• Wu Yong, Lin Yue Ru, Lin Tang, and Sui Zhen approached Falling God Peak to search for the stone stele before the Heavenly Brocade Guard arrived.
• Lin Yue Ru spotted the blue-black jade stele on the big black cat, but Li Musheng caught her scouting bird and recognized the Divine-Natured People’s presence.
• Fu Qiwen and the Heavenly Brocade Guard divisions arrived after taking Star-Commanding Peak and pursuing the other peak masters, completing the destruction of Falling God Peak.
• Fu Qiwen and the other generals saluted Li Musheng in the main sect hall as he continued perfecting the Azure Dragon Firmament Scripture.

After Falling God Peak was destroyed, Li Musheng inspected its vast treasury, claimed a mountain of gold, and perfected the Azure Dragon Firmament Scripture into the Divine Beast Power Devouring Method. As the big black cat went to fetch Murong Xiaoya, Wu Yong stole the Divine Talent Stele and escaped into the darkness.

• Fu Qiwen told Li Musheng that Falling God Peak’s wealth and resources needed to be secured for the Great Li Court.
• Li Musheng accompanied Fu Qiwen into the vault, saw its mountains of gold and silver, and asked for one mountain of gold to be sent to his residence.
• The big black cat secretly stole a piece of gold before leaving the vault with Li Musheng.
• Li Musheng completed the Azure Dragon Firmament Scripture and renamed the perfected method the Divine Beast Power Devouring Method, then sent the big black cat to invite Murong Xiaoya.
• Lin Yue Ru recognized the Divine Talent Stele on the big black cat’s back, but warned Wu Yong not to take it because it belonged to Li Musheng.
• Wu Yong ignored Lin Yue Ru’s warning, wrapped the stele in a shadow, and escaped while the big black cat failed to stop him.

Li Musheng absorbed the power of Murong Xiaoya’s Vermilion Bird Bone without harming her, then encouraged her to join the Heavenly Brocade Guard as she struggled to find purpose after her family’s destruction. With daylight breaking, he prepared to leave Falling God Peak and return to Shangyang City.

• The big black cat returned without the Divine Talent Stele, and Li Musheng let the Divine-Natured Persons keep it temporarily so he could learn more about its secrets.
• Li Musheng absorbed all the power in Murong Xiaoya’s Vermilion Bird Bone, leaving the bone powerless and allowing her heart wound to begin healing.
• Murong Xiaoya thanked Li Musheng but admitted she did not know how to continue after losing her family and taking revenge.
• Li Musheng suggested that Murong Xiaoya join the Heavenly Brocade Guard, and she agreed to consider it as a way to find purpose.
• As daylight broke, Li Musheng prepared to leave Falling God Peak and return to Shangyang City.

Li Musheng left Falling God Peak after its destruction, recruiting the old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er into the Heavenly Brocade Guard and continuing toward the imperial capital. Meanwhile, Wu Yong and his companions fled with the Bluish-Black Jade Stele toward the cult’s hidden sanctuary, unaware whether Li Musheng would pursue them.

• Fu Qiwen stayed at Falling God Peak with Murong Xiaoya and the Heavenly Brocade Guards to manage the aftermath, then ordered the sect’s destruction announced to the martial world.
• At Hundred Refinement City, the old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er thanked Li Musheng, who invited them to join the Heavenly Brocade Guard and directed them to Fu Qiwen.
• Li Musheng traveled onward with Shen Anran and the big black cat, ordering the cat to wait until he called for it before seeking the Bluish-Black Jade Stele.
• Wu Yong and four companions hurried toward the cult’s hidden sanctuary with the stele, while Lin Tang warned that taking it could bring disaster upon them and the cult.

Wu Yong told Scholar Sui Zhen and the Lin Tang sisters that the Divine Talent Stele could enhance Divine-Natured People and might hold the secret to immortality, then continued toward the Church with it. In a Lanzhou tavern, a mysterious storyteller began recounting the Great Li fake-prince case and revealed that the lost true Seventh Prince had been found and was now called the Eighth Prince.

• Wu Yong revealed that the Divine Talent Stele was tied to the origins and potential of Divine-Natured People and might enable them to become gods and live forever.
• Wu Yong warned Scholar Sui Zhen, Lin Tang, and Lin Yue Ru not to covet the stele, and they promised to escort it safely back to the Church.
• A black-robed storyteller refused to continue his tale about Great Qi's imperial palace and began recounting the Great Li fake-prince scandal instead.
• When a rough-faced man threatened the storyteller, the storyteller immobilized him with a blast of force and described the investigation into the false Seventh Prince.
• A young swordsman explained that Great Li had established the Aurora Pavilion and found the true Seventh Prince, who was now called the Eighth Prince.

An old storyteller revealed that the supposedly unremarkable Eighth Prince was a peerless powerhouse who had led the Heavenly Brocade Guard against Falling God Peak. He announced that the sect had been exterminated and described how the Eighth Prince had slain its leading figures, leaving the tavern stunned.

• Tavern guests mocked the Eighth Prince as an obscure, untalented prince while a young swordsman described his limited reputation.
• The old storyteller declared that the Eighth Prince was the world's greatest genius, provoking disbelief and demands for proof.
• The storyteller asked whether Great Li's Heavenly Brocade Guard could defeat Falling God Peak, then revealed that the Eighth Prince was leading the campaign.
• The storyteller announced that Falling God Peak had been exterminated after the Heavenly Brocade Guard attacked four of its peaks.
• The storyteller said the Eighth Prince had secretly reached Falling God Peak, killed Zheng Yunfeng and Scarlet Fire Venerable, then defeated the headmaster and three other Venerables alone.

A Heavenly Secrets Pavilion storyteller announced that Li Musheng had destroyed Falling God Peak, leaving the assassin sent to kill him terrified by the strength of his target. When Li Musheng entered the tavern, the assassin recognized him and planned to abandon the mission.

• The old storyteller revealed his Heavenly Secrets Pavilion token and reported that Li Musheng had single-handedly destroyed Falling God Peak.
• The old storyteller identified the young swordsman as an assassin and guessed that he belonged to the Hidden Kill Pavilion and had come to kill Li Musheng.
• Li Musheng entered the tavern with a young woman, a coachman, and a huge black cat, and the young swordsman became tense.
• The young swordsman realized Li Musheng was the target of his Hidden Kill Order and had destroyed Falling God Peak, so he decided to leave rather than attempt the assassination.

Li Musheng summoned a young swordsman and an old storyteller, then revealed the Hidden Kill Order and learned the swordsman had been sent to assassinate him. He spared the swordsman and told him to summon the Hidden Kill Pavilion’s strongest assassins to Shangyang City, while the black cat declined to take the dangerous token.

• The young swordsman tried to leave the tavern, but Li Musheng called him over along with the old storyteller from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
• The old storyteller tried to leave after Li Musheng asked about his Pavilion, but Li Musheng said he wanted the organization’s help finding someone connected to his sworn younger sister.
• Li Musheng showed the young swordsman the Hidden Kill Order, startling both him and the old storyteller.
• Li Musheng recognized that the young swordsman had been sent to assassinate him and told him to bring the Hidden Kill Pavilion’s strongest assassins to Shangyang City.
• The young swordsman thanked Li Musheng for sparing his life and fled, while the black cat examined the token and refused Li Musheng’s offer to keep it.

Li Musheng confirmed his identity as Great Li’s Eighth Prince and asked the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to search for clues about several divine beasts, Azure Dragon true qi, and the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury. The storyteller elder accepted the task and requested proof of their meeting, so Li Musheng gave him a tuft of the big black cat’s fur.

• Li Musheng tossed the Hidden Kill Order to the big black cat, then reassured the storyteller elder and let him confirm that he was the Eighth Prince.
• The storyteller elder apologized for his earlier behavior and offered the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s help.
• Li Musheng asked the pavilion to find clues about the Fire Qilin, Azure Dragon true qi, the Vermilion Bird, and other elusive matters.
• Li Musheng asked the elder to report any leads on the key to the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury and promised the Great Li Court would reward useful information.
• The storyteller elder asked for proof of their encounter, and Li Musheng plucked a tuft of fur from the big black cat and gave it to him.

The old storyteller secretly reported Li Musheng’s whereabouts to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s capital after receiving cat fur from him. Meanwhile, Li Musheng investigated the Hidden Kill Order, which transformed into golden liquid when the large black cat bit it and swallowed it, leaving Li Musheng suspicious of the cat’s motives.

• Li Musheng gave the old storyteller a tuft of the large black cat’s fur and told him it would help prove his account.
• The old storyteller recalled the pavilion’s secret order to find Li Musheng, then sent a letter with the cat fur to the Imperial Capital and slipped away.
• Li Musheng examined the Hidden Kill Order after the large black cat showed unusual interest in it and appeared to mention the Bluish-Black Jade Stele.
• Li Musheng bent and snapped the Hidden Kill Order, but found nothing unusual inside it and tossed the pieces to the large black cat.
• The large black cat bit the token, causing it to glow and melt into golden liquid, which it swallowed.
• Li Musheng suspected the large black cat had manipulated him into breaking the token, while the cat protested with aggrieved meows.

Li Musheng discovered that the Hidden Kill Order resonated with the big black cat, transformed it into a copper ring, and left it in the cat’s care as they continued toward Shangyang City. Meanwhile, the Taiyin Profound Lord told the Taiyin Origin Sect’s Supreme Elders that Li Musheng had destroyed Falling God Peak and convened them to discuss the sect’s response.

• Li Musheng turned the Hidden Kill Order into a copper ring and placed it around the big black cat’s neck, then set out with Shen Anran and Cao Gaoshan toward Shangyang City.
• A short blade killed the rough-faced man in the inn while the other patrons watched without intervening.
• The Taiyin Profound Lord summoned five Supreme Elders and informed them that Falling God Peak had been destroyed.
• The Supreme Elders questioned how Great Li’s Heavenly Brocade Guard could defeat Falling God Peak, and the Taiyin Profound Lord revealed that the newly acknowledged Eighth Prince, Li Musheng, had been responsible.
• The Taiyin Profound Lord called on the elders to discuss how the Taiyin Origin Sect should respond, insisting that Li Musheng’s existence mattered more than whether they believed the report.

Taiyin Origin Sect’s leaders agreed to ally with Great Zhou’s Dragon-Guarding Manor against Great Li, fearing that the Eighth Prince’s rise could leave the martial sects powerless. As news of Falling God Peak’s destruction reached the other major sects, the All-Under-Heaven Alliance convened an emergency meeting and discovered that its Fifth Deputy Alliance Leader was absent.

• The Taiyin Profound Lord warned the Supreme Elders that Great Li’s Eighth Prince could become a Martial God and proposed plunging Great Li into turmoil.
• The Taiyin Profound Lord said he would accept Dragon-Guarding Manor’s request to join forces with Great Zhou against Great Li, and the five Supreme Elders supported his decision.
• The Taiyin Profound Lord planned to send word to Great Zhou and personally visit the All-Under-Heaven Alliance and Great Yan Sword Sect to finalize an alliance.
• The All-Under-Heaven Alliance and Great Yan Sword Sect received news of Falling God Peak’s destruction and summoned their leaders to urgent meetings.
• Yu Xiongbatian opened an emergency meeting at Mountain-Sea City and asked why the Fifth Deputy Alliance Leader was absent; the Second Deputy Alliance Leader replied that Fifth had gone to Tianhe Blade Sect.

Yu Xiongbatian learned that Great Li's Eighth Prince had destroyed Falling God Peak and judged the prince powerful enough to rival him. He entered seclusion and ordered the All-Under-Heaven Alliance to begin merging into Great Wu's All-Under-Heaven Association, prompting the Vice Alliance Masters to protest.

• The Second Vice Alliance Master explained that Fire Qilin Fei had led alliance experts to confront the Tianhe Blade Sect, and Yu Xiongbatian approved his actions.
• Wenshan read the Yuan Prefecture branch alliance's report that Great Li's Heavenly Brocade Guard and Eighth Prince had wiped out Falling God Peak.
• Yu Xiongbatian warned the Vice Alliance Masters that the Eighth Prince might match him and told them not to underestimate Great Li.
• Yu Xiongbatian withdrew into seclusion and urged the alliance leaders to cultivate, warning that their alliance could suffer Falling God Peak's fate.
• Wenshan announced Yu Xiongbatian's order for the Second Vice Alliance Master to take a letter to Great Wu and negotiate merging the All-Under-Heaven Alliance into the All-Under-Heaven Association, and the Vice Alliance Masters objected.

The Second Deputy Alliance Leader resented being ordered to arrange the All-Under-Heaven Alliance’s merger with Great Wu and secretly plotted to trouble Fire Qilin Fei. Meanwhile, the Alliance had surrounded the Tianhe Blade Sect, where its Sect Master arrived to stop Bai Zihua from publicly punishing Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao.

• The middle-aged scholar announced that the All-Under-Heaven Alliance would merge into the All-Under-Heaven Association and that Fire Qilin Fei would lead alliance negotiations with the Taiyin Origin Sect and the Great Yan Sword Sect.
• The Second Deputy Alliance Leader agreed to Yu Xiongbatian’s orders but returned to his hall furious about the merger and Fire Qilin Fei’s assignment.
• The Second Deputy Alliance Leader sent an urgent letter to Fire Qilin Fei through an old servant, intending to make trouble for him.
• The Great Yan Sword Sect Master and several Sword Sect Elders held an urgent discussion, then sent a secret letter to the Great Li Imperial Capital.
• With the All-Under-Heaven Alliance surrounding the Tianhe Blade Sect, Bai Zihua made Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao kneel before the blade stele while sect members argued over their punishment.
• The Tianhe Blade Sect Master arrived on blade light, ordered Bai Zihua to untie Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, and rebuked him for causing trouble while the sect faced the Alliance.

As the Tianhe Blade Sect faced the All-Under-Heaven Alliance, Linghu Yue comprehended the Heavenly River Blade Intent from the Heavenly River Blade Stele, giving the besieged sect hope of survival. He agreed to risk his life against the alliance only if the Sect Master handed the leadership of the sect to him.

• Bai Zihua pretended to punish Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, then left to fight the All-Under-Heaven Alliance after secretly telling them to follow.
• The Tianhe Blade Sect's Sect Master revealed that Fire Qilin Fei had wounded him, while the elders prepared to lead the sect's forces into battle.
• Linghu Yue comprehended the Heavenly River Blade Intent, summoned it from the Heavenly River Blade Stele, and astonished the sect's disciples and elders.
• The Sect Master said the sect's survival depended on Linghu Yue, who demanded the position of Sect Master before he would risk his life.

Linghu Yue demanded the Tianhe Blade Sect's leadership, but the sect refused to accept his ultimatum and chose to face the All-Under-Heaven Alliance. Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao joined the deadly duels outside the formation, where the Golden Armor Sect's sect master intervened against Bai Zihua and Fire Qilin Fei arrived.

• Linghu Yue revealed his resentment over his father Linghu Zhen's death and demanded the sect master position, but the elders, disciples, and sect master rejected his demand and turned away.
• Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao left the Heavenly Blade Thousand Mountains Formation to fight the All-Under-Heaven Alliance, and Shangguan Qingqing reassured Qin Hao that they had done nothing wrong.
• Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao reached the training ground, where Bai Zihua fought an All-Under-Heaven Alliance expert and severed his arm.
• The Golden Armor Sect's sect master attacked Bai Zihua with a golden fist imprint, allowing his wounded opponent to escape, and Bai Zihua condemned the interference.
• Fire Qilin Fei arrived beside the Golden Armor Sect's sect master and declared that killing everyone in the Tianhe Blade Sect would prevent news of their actions from spreading.

Fire Qilin Fei and the Golden Armor Sect Master ambushed the Tianhe Blade Sect Master, leaving him severely injured. Shangguan Qingqing invoked the Eighth Prince’s protection with a Heavenly Brocade Guard token, but Fire Qilin Fei seized it and mocked her claim.

• Fire Qilin Fei challenged the Tianhe Blade Sect Master and taunted Bai Zihua until Bai Zihua attacked him with his azure blade.
• Fire Qilin Fei shattered Bai Zihua’s strike and launched a palm attack, but the Tianhe Blade Sect Master arrived and stopped it.
• Fire Qilin Fei and the Golden Armor Sect Master ambushed the Tianhe Blade Sect Master together, badly injuring him and nearly destroying the martial arts arena.
• Bai Zihua caught the injured Tianhe Blade Sect Master, who realized Fire Qilin Fei had recovered quickly through the Heaven-Earth Origin-Returning Method.
• Shangguan Qingqing returned and declared that the Eighth Prince’s Heavenly Brocade Guard token placed the Tianhe Blade Sect under his protection.
• Fire Qilin Fei pulled the token from Shangguan Qingqing’s hand and laughed mockingly at her claim.

Shangguan Qingqing’s attempt to use Li Musheng’s Heavenly Brocade Guard token to deter the All-Under-Heaven Alliance failed, and Fire Qilin Fei mocked her before preparing to attack the Tianhe Blade Sect. After receiving an urgent message about Li Musheng’s strength and the destruction of Falling God Peak, Fire Qilin Fei withdrew his forces and returned the token, leaving Shangguan Qingqing convinced that Li Musheng had intervened.

• Shangguan Qingqing demanded that Fire Qilin Fei return Li Musheng’s token, then attacked him after he mocked Li Musheng, but the Tianhe Blade Sect Master flung her away with true qi.
• A messenger delivered an urgent falcon message from Mountain-Sea City, and Fire Qilin Fei learned that Li Musheng had destroyed Falling God Peak and possessed power comparable to a Martial God.
• Fire Qilin Fei ordered the All-Under-Heaven Alliance to withdraw from the Tianhe Blade Sect and returned the Heavenly Brocade Guard token to Bai Zihua.
• The Tianhe Blade Sect Master and Bai Zihua reunited with Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, then told them the alliance had withdrawn.
• Shangguan Qingqing accepted her token back and concluded that Li Musheng had made the All-Under-Heaven Alliance retreat.

The All-Under-Heaven Alliance withdrew from the Tianhe Blade Sect, and its elders and disciples mistakenly credited Shangguan Qingqing’s Heavenly Brocade Guard token for the retreat. Linghu Yue learned that Shangguan Qingqing had somehow become the reason the sect was saved, while the sect began training harder in case of future attacks.

• The Tianhe Blade Sect Master returned injured with Bai Zihua, Shangguan Qingqing, and Qin Hao, while the sect’s elders and disciples discovered that the All-Under-Heaven Alliance had left.
• Shangguan Qingqing claimed that Fire Qilin Fei had fled because he feared the Heavenly Brocade Guard token given to her by the Eighth Prince of Great Li.
• Scouts confirmed the All-Under-Heaven Alliance had withdrawn to Mountain-Sea City, and the elders accepted Shangguan Qingqing’s explanation without hearing her further thoughts about Li Musheng.
• The Tianhe Blade Sect celebrated its survival, and its disciples resolved to cultivate harder and improve their strength.
• Linghu Yue learned that the alliance had withdrawn and that Shangguan Qingqing was being credited with saving the sect.

Linghu Yue seized Shangguan Qingqing’s Heavenly Brocade Guard token and challenged the Tianhe Blade Sect, defeating the injured sect master and demanding the leadership. When he tried to crush the token, it split open and released a vast martial will that froze everyone in the sect.

• Linghu Yue recalled how his father’s fall had fueled his ambition to become sect master and blamed Shangguan Qingqing for ruining his plans.
• Linghu Yue used the Tianhe Blade Intent to draw Shangguan Qingqing’s token away from her and threatened to cripple her, while she protected the children in the courtyard.
• The Tianhe Blade Sect Master intervened, but Linghu Yue defeated him with a strike from the blade phantom and declared himself worthy of the sect master’s seat.
• The elders and hall masters refused to accept Linghu Yue and threatened to expel him, so he prepared to attack them.
• Shangguan Qingqing taunted Linghu Yue for hiding during the Alliance’s siege and demanded that he return the token; when he began crushing it, she charged at him.
• The token split open and released an overwhelming martial will that froze everyone in the Tianhe Blade Sect and made them turn toward it in fear.