Recaps

Chu Huai Xu advanced in the East Continent Grand Competition, while Xu Ziqing struggled to imagine defeating him and Geng Tianhe drew Chu Huai Xu as his next opponent. Han Shuangjiang drew Kui Muquan and promised to defeat him herself, leaving their match set for the next day.

• Kui Muquan left the arena after declaring that he looked forward to facing Chu Huai Xu in the finals, while Dao Sect disciples teased Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang about their closeness.
• Jiang Zhi urged Xu Ziqing to aim for victory, but Xu Ziqing insisted that using the Dao Ancestor Sword would mean the sword defeated Chu Huai Xu rather than himself.
• A Sword Sect disciple drew lot number six for Geng Tianhe, and Chu Huai Xu revealed that he also had number six, setting their match against each other.
• Feng Qiushui drew Xu Ziqing and worried that Luotian Valley might lose all its remaining contestants before the quarterfinals.
• Kui Muquan drew lot number two and learned that Han Shuangjiang was his opponent; she told him she would defeat him without Chu Huai Xu's protection.

Han Shuangjiang defeated Kui Muquan by unleashing her Reincarnation Sword Intent, leaving the spectators stunned. After Chu Huai Xu cheered for her, his vivid presence stirred a ripple in her otherwise emotionless Heart Lake.

• News of the Lot Drawing spread through the Dao Sect, and disciples gathered to watch Han Shuangjiang face Kui Muquan.
• Han Shuangjiang and Kui Muquan exchanged fierce attacks, but Kui Muquan gained no advantage even after activating his Gengjin Spirit Vein.
• Kui Muquan unleashed Spring Autumn Mountain's Secret Art and taunted Chu Huai Xu, prompting Han Shuangjiang to reveal her Reincarnation Sword Intent.
• Han Shuangjiang sent Kui Muquan flying from the Arena with a single sword strike, decisively winning the match.
• Chu Huai Xu applauded and cheered for Han Shuangjiang, and his presence stirred her Heart Lake.

Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing won their matches, while Geng Tianhe arrived just in time to challenge Chu Huai Xu and asked to see his sword. Chu Huai Xu accepted and revealed an archaic black sword sheath, leaving the crowd waiting for him to draw his sword.

• Mei Chuxue and Teng Lingyi watched Kui Muquan’s fellow disciples carry him away and hoped Geng Tianhe would lose.
• Chu Huai Xu praised Han Shuangjiang after her decisive victory, and she said she could not easily perform that sword strike a second time.
• Xu Ziqing defeated Feng Qiushui without drawing his Bronze Sword, then apologized because she had not fought at full strength.
• Geng Tianhe arrived with a chaotic aura and bloodshot eyes, explaining that he had forcibly left seclusion to seek a breakthrough by fighting Chu Huai Xu.
• Geng Tianhe asked Chu Huai Xu to draw his sword, and Chu Huai Xu took an archaic black sword sheath from his Storage Token.

Chu Huai Xu fought Geng Tianhe with the Dao Ancestor’s sword sheath instead of drawing his sword, while Geng Tianhe’s unstable breakthrough pushed him toward a berserk attempt to comprehend Sword Intent. Chu Huai Xu defeated him with seven Sword Qi from the sheath and left the wounded Sword Sect Prodigy pinned beneath it.

• Chu Huai Xu took out [Calming the Waves], and Situ Cheng and Mei Chuxue recognized it as the Dao Ancestor’s sword sheath.
• Geng Tianhe summoned the Life and Death Sword and attacked, but the sword trembled under the pressure of Chu Huai Xu’s Heart Sword.
• Geng Tianhe unleashed his immature Great River Sword Intent and demanded that Chu Huai Xu draw his sword.
• Chu Huai Xu answered Geng Tianhe’s final attack with seven Sword Qi carrying Fearless Sword Intent, breaking the Sword Intent and sending the Life and Death Sword flying.
• Chu Huai Xu defeated Geng Tianhe, who landed grievously wounded with his right arm broken, and pressed the sword sheath against his shoulder.

Chu Huai Xu defeated Geng Tianhe with the seven Sword Qi of his Sword Sheath and revealed that he practiced the Dao Canon, astonishing the spectators and cultivators. After Chu Huai Xu told Geng Tianhe that he had already seen his sword, Geng Tianhe grasped the meaning and began to enter the realm of Sword Intent.

• Chu Huai Xu stopped the wounded Geng Tianhe from continuing the fight after his seven Sword Qi overwhelmed Geng Tianhe’s attack.
• Teng Lingyi asked Chu Huai Xu about his cultivation method, and Chu Huai Xu revealed that he practiced the Dao Canon left by the Dao Ancestor.
• The spectators and cultivators reacted with astonishment, while Niu Yuanshan celebrated that a spy from the Moon Kingdom had mastered the Dao Canon.
• Geng Tianhe accepted his defeat but regretted that he had not made Chu Huai Xu draw his sword, and Chu Huai Xu told him that he had already seen it.
• Geng Tianhe understood Chu Huai Xu’s words, and his chaotic aura began to transform as he entered the realm of Sword Intent.

After the competition, Chu Huai Xu reflected on the secrets he had revealed and claimed the rewards for defeating Geng Tianhe, gaining a random Comprehension point and a huge amount of Experience Points. He checked the next stage of the main mission and was stunned by its reward.

• Mei Chuxue changed her bet from Xu Ziqing to Chu Huai Xu because she thought it would be more interesting.
• Chu Huai Xu returned to the Bamboo House with Han Shuangjiang and concluded that the sect leaders wanted the Dao Ancestor sword sheath and Bronze Sword kept secret, though they were willing to reveal his mastery of the Dao Canon.
• Chu Huai Xu claimed his rewards for defeating Geng Tianhe, gaining nearly thirty thousand Experience Points and a random Special Attribute Point.
• Chu Huai Xu’s draw added a point to Comprehension, allowing him to use his Profound Grade Sorcery Upgrade Tickets more effectively.
• Chu Huai Xu worried that the Champion Position was connected to a hidden complication, then checked the next mission stage and was overwhelmed by joy at its reward.

Chu Huai Xu used Information Scan to secure a favorable lot for the Family of Three, and he, Han Shuangjiang, and Xu Ziqing advanced to the Quarter-finals. The quarter-final draw paired Chu Huai Xu with the only remaining female cultivator, whom others believed was his Dao Companion.

• Chu Huai Xu replenished the Sword Sheath [Calming the Waves] and fed Spiritual Power to the Medicine Cauldron [Dao Gives Birth to One].
• Han Shuangjiang drew lot number two and Xu Ziqing drew number three, then Chu Huai Xu used [Information Scan] to identify number one and chose it.
• Chu Huai Xu, Han Shuangjiang, and Xu Ziqing won their advancement matches by overwhelming force, and the competitors drew quarter-final lots afterward.
• Chu Yinyin presided over the quarter-final draw and called Chu Huai Xu up first.
• Chu Huai Xu drew the only female cultivator remaining among the quarter-finalists, whom other cultivators regarded as his Dao Companion.

Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang prepared to face each other in the East Continent Grand Competition’s quarter-finals as their fellow disciples teased them about their relationship. After Chu Huai Xu secretly strengthened himself overnight, the two stepped onto the arena, where he publicly asked Senior Sister Han to guide him.

• Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang exchanged greetings after their earlier match, then walked home together while Han Shuangjiang complained that their fellow disciples misunderstood their relationship.
• Han Shuangjiang told Chu Huai Xu not to hold back in their upcoming match, and he promised; the next morning, he said he had broken through two realms to First Realm Great Perfection.
• Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang spent the rest day eating together in their usual, comfortable routine before the quarter-finals began the next day.
• Jiang Zhi attended the competition for the first time and noticed Chu Huai Xu had reached the Ninth Heaven of the First Realm and gained unusual physical strength.
• Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang entered the arena for their match, and Chu Huai Xu loudly asked Senior Sister Han to guide him.

Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang fought fiercely in an Arena Match, with Chu Huai Xu using his sword techniques and physical strength to test her abilities. He defeated her final attack without injuring her, ending the match with a light tap to her brow.

• Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang began their Match, exchanging attacks with their familiar techniques and demonstrating their Sword Intents.
• Chu Huai Xu unleashed seven strands of stored Sword Qi, while Han Shuangjiang countered with her Reincarnation Sword Intent and revealed that it rapidly restored her mana.
• Han Shuangjiang trapped Chu Huai Xu in her Pure Crystal Lotus, but he broke free and shattered the lotus with repeated punches.
• Han Shuangjiang emerged with a charged Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow strike, but Chu Huai Xu weakened it with Calming the Waves, Heart Sword, and his Sword Qi.
• Chu Huai Xu knocked Partridge Sky away and advanced his fingertip toward Han Shuangjiang, then withdrew his attack and tapped her brow, saying that the point had been made.

Chu Huai Xu defeated Han Shuangjiang with a restrained display of Sword Qi, then Xu Ziqing won his match against Chen Haoran at great cost. Jiang Zhi brought the injured Xu Ziqing to Junzi Temple and ordered him to win the Contest for the Champion with a sword in his right hand.

• Chu Huai Xu withdrew his Sword Qi rather than injure Han Shuangjiang, and she admitted defeat while addressing him as Junior Brother Chu.
• Situ Cheng noticed a trace of Sword Heart aura from Chu Huai Xu but decided not to question the Dao Sect about it.
• Xu Ziqing defeated Chen Haoran with his left-handed sword, crippling his own left hand and nearly killing Chen Haoran before Zhao Shuqi intervened.
• Jiang Zhi publicly called Xu Ziqing away and took him to Junzi Temple to recover from his injuries.
• Jiang Zhi told Xu Ziqing the East-West Continent Grand Competition involved more than he understood and ordered him to win the Contest for the Champion using his right hand.

Xu Ziqing learned that the East Continent champion might need the Bronze Sword to face a deadly task tied to the Great Tribulation, and Jiang Zhi urged him to accept the burden despite his concerns about fairness. Meanwhile, the Dao Sect prepared to welcome the Western champion, Prince Rui's Heir, while Niu Yuanshan hoped Chu Huai Xu would win and preserve the [Organization]'s plans.

• Xu Ziqing worried that using the Bronze Sword in his right hand would make his victory unfair and might harm Chu Huai Xu, but Jiang Zhi explained that the champion would face a dangerous mission only a First Realm cultivator carrying the sword could survive.
• Xu Ziqing proposed letting Chu Huai Xu win and taking his place afterward, but Jiang Zhi rejected the plan because the competition's centuries-old rules and international agreements were at stake.
• Jiang Zhi visited the courtyard where his imprisoned Fifth Senior Brother, once Junzi Temple's leading candidate for Temple Master, was held, but he decided not to enter.
• The Dao Sect received word that Prince Rui's Heir had won the Western Continent competition, and Xiang Yan assigned Nangong Yue to oversee his visit with help from an Outer Sect Deacon.
• Niu Yuanshan realized Prince Rui's Heir's visit was effectively the [Organization] sending its master and hoped Chu Huai Xu would defeat Xu Ziqing without revealing his identity.

Chu Huai Xu strengthened his sorcery and Spiritual Embryo before the championship match, while Xu Ziqing resolved to face him with his Left Hand Holding Sword. After Han Shuangjiang secured third place for the Dao Sect, Chu Huai Xu and Xu Ziqing began their battle for the East Continent Grand Competition championship.

• Chu Huai Xu spent Experience Points and upgrade tickets to improve [Flying Profound] and [Fingertip Thunder], then raised his Spiritual Embryo Attribute and strengthened the [Heart Sword].
• Chu Huai Xu secretly discussed the final Contest for the Champion with the [Heart Sword], while Xu Ziqing decided he should accept a dangerous mission and asked Jiang Zhi to let him test himself against Chu Huai Xu first.
• Jiang Zhi told Xu Ziqing that the gap between him and Chu Huai Xu while using his Left Hand Holding Sword had become small, though Chu Huai Xu would likely win at a cost.
• Han Shuangjiang defeated Chen Haoran, securing third place and completing the Dao Sect's sweep of the top three positions.
• Chu Huai Xu and Xu Ziqing walked onto the Arena, exchanged respectful greetings, and prepared to fight for the championship.

Chu Huai Xu and Xu Ziqing fought for the Champion of the East Continent, trading blows before Xu Ziqing revealed that he had mastered [Six Severances]. After Chu Huai Xu cut apart the technique’s terrifying Sword Qi, Xu Ziqing switched the Bronze Sword to his right hand and warned that he could no longer control what came next, leaving Chu Huai Xu asking Han Shuangjiang to lend him her sword.

• Chu Huai Xu and Xu Ziqing began their champion battle with a fierce Body Tempering clash, and Chu Huai Xu gained a slight advantage through faster healing.
• Xu Ziqing announced that he had mastered [Six Severances] and unleashed the technique with the Bronze Sword, badly injuring his own arm and internal organs.
• Chu Huai Xu met Xu Ziqing’s Sword Qi with seven True Qi-charged leaves and his Sword Heart’s power, then cut the attack apart.
• Xu Ziqing shifted the Bronze Sword into his right hand as Xiang Yan signaled Lu Pan to isolate the arena and suppress the Evil Sword’s aura.
• Chu Huai Xu grew solemn and called to Han Shuangjiang, asking her to lend him her sword.

Chu Huai Xu borrowed Han Shuangjiang’s [Partridge Sky] and faced the awakened Sword Spirit of the Bronze Sword in the arena. After enduring its attacks and using [Dao Gives Birth to One] to break its final slash, he sent the Bronze Sword flying and stood victorious amid the ruins.

• Chu Huai Xu called [Partridge Sky] into his hand, and the Bronze Sword’s Sword Spirit awakened within Xu Ziqing, making the swords of nearby cultivators tremble.
• Chu Huai Xu and the Bronze Sword’s Sword Spirit contested control over the swords, and Chu Huai Xu used the Heart Sword and [Calming the Waves] to force them back into their sheaths.
• The Bronze Sword attacked with devouring sword qi, and Chu Huai Xu discovered that [Dao Gives Birth to One] could absorb and refine its bluish-black Airflow.
• Chu Huai Xu endured two slashes and advanced despite his injuries, while Xu Ziqing’s weakened body prepared the Bronze Sword’s final attack.
• Chu Huai Xu unleashed [Dao Gives Birth to One] to dissolve the Bronze Sword’s final slash, then struck the sword and sent it flying from Xu Ziqing’s hand.
• Xu Ziqing collapsed unconscious as the arena lay half in ruins, and Chu Huai Xu stood bloodied amid the rubble as the Champion of the East Continent.

Chu Huai Xu defeated the Bronze Sword and became Champion of the Eastern Continent, despite suffering grievous injuries. As the crowd celebrated, the cultivation giants prepared for his likely journey into the dangerous Origin Spirit Realm.

• Lu Pan and the others realized the formation had held but could not stop the Malevolent Auras, which the Dao Ancestor's sword sheath appeared to have absorbed.
• Chu Huai Xu took Healing Spirit Pills, then struggled across the ruined arena and told the fallen Bronze Sword, "You lost."
• Chu Huai Xu fed Xu Ziqing pills and checked his injuries while the spectators celebrated him as Champion of the Eastern Continent.
• Li Chunsong celebrated his victory, and Chu Yinyin boastfully reminded the others that she had predicted Chu Huai Xu would win.
• Chu Huai Xu thanked Han Shuangjiang for lending him Partridge Sky and returned the sword to her sheath as the cultivation giants considered his coming trial in the Origin Spirit Realm.

After winning the East Continent Grand Competition, Chu Huai Xu collected his rewards, chose a Body Tempering Divine Artifact, and investigated the Medicine Cauldron’s strange refinement of Bluish-black Qi. At Inquiry Peak, the Dao Sect leaders asked whether he had expected to defeat the Bronze Sword, and he said he believed he could do what the Dao Ancestor had done.

• Chu Huai Xu received 100,000 Experience Points and nearly 50,000 more from the final match, then drew two [Spirit Gathering] attributes and one [Physique] attribute.
• The Medicine Cauldron called for Spiritual Power while refining Bluish-black Qi, so Chu Huai Xu infused it and watched it continue its work.
• Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang visited the Treasure Pavilion, where he chose the Body Tempering Divine Artifact Jade Pendant and she chose a Cloud Dress.
• Li Chunsong summoned Chu Huai Xu to Inquiry Peak, where the Dao Sect leaders had gathered to discuss the upcoming East-West Continent Grand Competition.
• Xiang Yan asked whether Chu Huai Xu had expected to defeat the Bronze Sword, and Chu Huai Xu said he believed he could do what the Dao Ancestor had done.

After winning the East Continent championship, Chu Huai Xu learned that his next match against Prince Rui's Heir was tied to a secret mission and a treasure that could help him reach the Ninth Realm. The System unlocked the Origin Spirit Realm mission, whose reward depended on completing the East-West Continent Grand Competition.

• Chu Yinyin and the elders discovered that Chu Huai Xu had advanced to First Realm Great Perfection, and he attributed his progress to the Dao Canon.
• Chu Huai Xu told Xiang Yan that the sword sheath had made the Bronze Sword's Malevolent Aura dissipate, while keeping Dao Gives Birth to One's role secret.
• Xiang Yan confirmed that Chu Huai Xu would receive an enhanced Jade Pendant and warned him not to underestimate Prince Rui's Heir, whose final match was set for seven days later.
• Li Chunsong revealed that the East-West Continent Grand Competition was connected to a Secret Realm containing the Xuanhuang Origin Fragment, which could accelerate cultivation and aid advancement to the Ninth Realm.
• The System unlocked the Origin Spirit Realm main-line mission and stated that its reward could be claimed only after Chu Huai Xu completed the East-West Continent Grand Competition.

Chu Huai Xu learned that winning the East-West Continent Grand Competition could earn him entry to the dangerous Origin Spirit Realm, and he resolved to compete despite Jiang Zhi’s warnings. After learning that his actions had changed Xu Ziqing’s fate and kept him from becoming a Sword Attendant who would pay a terrible price, Chu Huai Xu accepted responsibility for the consequences.

• Li Chunsong explained that the Origin Spirit Realm held an Origin Fragment that could accelerate cultivation and was connected to reaching the Ninth Realm, prompting Chu Huai Xu to vow to win the competition.
• Jiang Zhi warned Chu Huai Xu that the Origin Spirit Realm was deadly and tied to the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth.
• Jiang Zhi revealed that Xu Ziqing had been meant to become the Dao Ancestor Sword’s Sword Attendant, but Chu Huai Xu’s intervention had weakened the sword and changed that path.
• Chu Huai Xu confirmed that becoming the Sword Attendant would have made Xu Ziqing pay an enormous price, and he was relieved that Xu Ziqing was now safe.
• Chu Huai Xu acknowledged that he had changed events and declared to the Dao Sect leaders, “I’ll bear his karma!”

Chu Huai Xu accepted the Dao Sect’s plan to face Prince Rui’s Heir and prepare for the Origin Spirit Realm, while the sect’s elders offered him support. After visiting Shen Man, he remembered she would die in three years and focused on the upcoming Grand Competition, whose reward he hoped would strengthen him for the realm.

• Chu Huai Xu promised to take responsibility for resolving the Origin Spirit Realm crisis and asked for time to prepare; Xiang Yan told him he would have thirty days after the East-West Continent Grand Competition.
• Lu Pan and Nangong agreed to reforge the Jade Pendant, while Tai Tingbai advised Chu Huai Xu to claim a Meridian Opening Spirit Pill; Chu Huai Xu decided to save his seventh-grade pill for later.
• Chu Yinyin escorted Chu Huai Xu to the Purple Bamboo Forest, where he told Shen Man he had won the East Continent championship and she acknowledged his news.
• On the way back, Chu Huai Xu remembered that Shen Man would die in three years and wondered whether her death was tied to the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth.
• Chu Huai Xu checked his mission interface and found the Origin Spirit Realm quest locked until he completed the East-West Continent Grand Competition, whose reward included experience and attribute points.

After hearing exaggerated tales of Chu Huai Xu’s victory, Prince Rui’s Heir visited the Dao Sect and secretly identified steward Niu Yuanshan as an operative in his organization. He learned that Huo Ding Yi had become a Registered Disciple and asked whether he had competed in the East Continent Grand Competition.

• Storytellers in Dao City embellished Chu Huai Xu’s victories and spread a rumor that Han Shuangjiang was his Dao Companion.
• Prince Rui’s Heir listened to the full account of the Contest for the Champion before traveling to the Dao Sect with a veiled young woman, Qin Bo, and Eunuch Li.
• Nangong Yue welcomed the visitors and introduced steward Niu Yuanshan, who led them to their courtyard while concealing his excitement.
• Prince Rui’s Heir revealed that he knew Niu Yuanshan’s codename, Mu Bing Jiu, and praised him for his years of service.
• Niu Yuanshan took responsibility for failing to send intelligence about Huo Ding Yi, and Prince Rui’s Heir asked whether Huo Ding Yi had participated in the East Continent Grand Competition.

Niu Yuanshan revealed that Huo Ding Yi was Chu Huai Xu, an Imperial Hound who would face Prince Rui's Heir, Qin Xuanxiao, in the East-West Continent championship. Before the match, Chu received a specially refined Jade Pendant, and the chapter ended as he and Qin met in matching black-and-gold robes at the Training ground.

• Niu Yuanshan told Prince Rui's Heir that Huo Ding Yi was Chu Huai Xu, and Qin Xuanxiao decided to keep Chu's identity secret while considering building his own faction.
• Elder Nangong delivered Chu a Jade Pendant refined to nourish and defend him, with formations designed to merge with his Spattered Ink technique.
• Chu showed the pendant's combined defensive effect to Han Shuangjiang and complained that Xu Ziqing was still away.
• Chu considered Qin Xuanxiao's ruthless, decisive leadership and wondered whether the imperial heir knew his hidden identity.
• The East-West Continent championship began at the Training ground, where Chu and Qin arrived wearing matching black robes decorated with gold thread.

Chu Huai Xu faced Qin Xuanxiao in the grand competition and tested the hidden support Lin Zixuan gave him. When Qin Xuanxiao drew on the founding emperor’s remnant Divine Sense in Imperial Moon, Chu Huai Xu used Heart Sword to drive it back.

• Mei Chuxue teased Nangong Yue about Chu Huai Xu’s robe, while Chu Yinyin and Mei Chuxue argued over who was more handsome.
• Qin Xuanxiao assumed Chu Huai Xu was connected to the organization and questioned him about his Sword Sheath before their match began.
• Geng Tianhe declared that anything could be a sword, and Qin Xuanxiao recognized the idea from an Eighth Realm Sword Cultivator.
• Qin Xuanxiao attacked with Imperial Moon while Lin Zixuan supported him by sharing her vision and Spiritual Power.
• Chu Huai Xu dodged Qin Xuanxiao’s attacks, cut away the flesh touched by Undying Fire, and flicked the flame back at him with Sword Intent.
• As Qin Xuanxiao tried to draw on the founding emperor’s Divine Sense, Chu Huai Xu activated Heart Sword and forced the remnant back into the spear.

Chu Huai Xu overcame Qin Xuanxiao’s Emperor’s Divine Sense and severed his connection with Lin Zixuan, then defeated him after Qin entered a powerful Divine Manifestation state. Qin Xuanxiao was left unconscious, and Chu Huai Xu warned him not to reveal that he knew his identity.

• Chu Huai Xu suppressed Qin Xuanxiao’s Emperor’s Divine Sense and used Heart Sword to sever his Spiritual Sense connection with Lin Zixuan, causing her to cry out and suffer a backlash.
• Chu Huai Xu followed with Fingertip Thunder and seven strands of Sword Qi, breaking Qin Xuanxiao’s defensive barrier and forcing him back as Mei Chuxue and Nangong Yue argued over their robes.
• Qin Xuanxiao activated his Emperor’s Bloodline, rose into the air, and attacked Chu Huai Xu with his burning spear and a purple-moon aura.
• Chu Huai Xu countered Qin Xuanxiao’s attack with Clear Heart Sword, overwhelming him and shattering the protective talisman in his clothes.
• Chu Huai Xu’s Sword Qi sent Qin Xuanxiao crashing to the ground unconscious, and Chu Huai Xu warned him to keep quiet about his identity.

Chu Huai Xu defeated Qin Xuanxiao and became the Xuanhuang Champion, then claimed his competition rewards and raised his Spiritual Embryo to level six. As the Dao Sect prepared to celebrate, a ripple from his Heart Sword stirred swords across Mountain Beyond Mountain.

• Chu Huai Xu beat Qin Xuanxiao unconscious, and the crowd cheered for him as the Xuanhuang Champion.
• Xiang Yan declared Chu Huai Xu the winner, and the Four Great Sects’ champion Token was fastened around his waist.
• Lin Zixuan considered whether her Divine-level Support could help Chu Huai Xu in the Origin Spirit Realm.
• Chu Huai Xu claimed his quest rewards, gained Experience Points, increased Spirit Gathering, and raised Comprehension to six.
• Chu Huai Xu claimed the final Spiritual Embryo reward and endured a surge of heat as his Heart Sword absorbed the energy and recovered.
• A translucent ripple spread from Chu Huai Xu, exciting sword spirits and making swords ring throughout Mountain Beyond Mountain.

Chu Huai Xu’s Spiritual Embryo completed its advancement, sending a sword-resonating anomaly across the Dao Sect and prompting its disciples to celebrate him as the Xuanhuang Champion. After the ripple faded, Chu Huai Xu discovered that his Heart Sword had gained a new ability.

• Chu Huai Xu’s Heart Sword advancement sent a translucent ripple outward, causing swords across the Dao Sect to tremble and sing.
• Dao Sect disciples drew their swords and loudly congratulated Chu Huai Xu, while the Slender Daoist Nun and the visiting Sword Sect experts sensed the anomaly.
• Situ Cheng recognized Chu Huai Xu’s growing influence among the Dao Sect’s younger generation, and Jiang Zhi considered preparing him for the dangers of the Origin Spirit Realm.
• Chu Huai Xu finished absorbing the Spiritual Embryo’s energy as his Heart Sword stabilized and strengthened his Sea of Consciousness.
• Han Shuangjiang felt the sword pressure lift and saw Partridge Sky react to Chu Huai Xu’s breakthrough.
• Chu Huai Xu examined his recovered Heart Sword and discovered that it had gained a new ability.