Chapter Summaries

Chen Duxiao fought Wan Chongshan after Zhuang Xiaojing and Cai Yunjian were injured, but his desperate assault could not overcome Wan Chongshan’s concealed Earth Soul Realm Late Stage strength. When Wan Chongshan revealed the Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect’s swordplay, the five old sword sects realized the match had become a public humiliation, and Chen Duxiao was left defeated and raging at his weakness.

• Zhuang Xiaojing wounded Cai Yunjian but suffered another injury herself, and Chen Duxiao stayed onstage to continue the match.
• Chen Duxiao attacked Wan Chongshan in a furious state, while Wan Chongshan deflected his sword with two fingers and concealed the wound he received.
• Chen Duxiao raised his strength with a secret art, but Wan Chongshan revealed that he was a genuine Earth Soul Realm Late Stage soulmaster.
• Chen Duxiao unleashed a relentless series of Flowing Light Swordplay attacks, but Wan Chongshan countered with the Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect’s Heavenly Thunder Continuous Sword.
• The sword sect elders recognized Wan Chongshan’s affiliation and suspected the Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect had helped engineer the tournament’s humiliating outcome.
• Zhuang Xiaojing conceded when Chen Duxiao was badly wounded, and he pounded the stage in anguish as the five old sword sects fell silent.

After the Azure Peak Sword Sect lost to the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect, Mei Zisu persuaded the Wonder Sound Sword Sect to concede so he could challenge Wan Chongshan alone for first place in the doubles battles. As the match began, Mei Zisu prepared to exploit the single opening he believed could let him win.

• Chen Duxiao blamed himself for the defeat until Zhuang Xiaojing showed him her serious wound and urged him not to give up his sword.
• Mei Zisu persuaded the Wonder Sound Sword Sect to concede its semifinal place, giving him a chance to challenge Wan Chongshan one-on-one.
• Mei Zisu offered to wait until Wan Chongshan recovered, but Wan Chongshan dismissed the offer and agreed to fight immediately.
• Gu Tianlao announced that Wan Chongshan and Mei Zisu would decide first place in the final doubles battle through their one-on-one match.
• Mei Zisu reached his peak condition and resolved to use the single chance he had identified to defeat Wan Chongshan.

Mei Zisu used the Four Seasons Sword Sect’s varied sword arts and a secret technique against Wan Chongshan, but Wan blocked his strongest strike with near-Heaven Grade defensive equipment and won the doubles match. The five sect masters changed the singles segment to a challenge match, and Gu Tianlao included the Azure Peak Sword Sect alongside the Blazing Sun Sword Sect, trusting that Lu Feng might bring about a miracle.

• Mei Zisu cycled through the Four Seasons Sword Sect’s four styles, then activated a secret technique and attacked Wan Chongshan with One United Four Seasons.
• Wan Chongshan blocked Mei Zisu’s strongest strike with defensive equipment, won the match, and later received a reprimand from Guan Changxun.
• Gu Tianlao and the other sect masters replaced the singles segment’s quarterfinals and semifinals with a challenge match, adding rules that allowed the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect to rest and claim first place after defeating challengers from three sects.
• The Illusion Heart Sword Sect and Wonder Sound Sword Sect withdrew, while Xia Yangzhou volunteered the Blazing Sun Sword Sect to challenge the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect.
• Despite the other sect masters’ doubts, Gu Tianlao committed the Azure Peak Sword Sect to the challenge, saying a miracle might happen.
• Lan Youyou and Zhu Qingyue visited the Azure Peak Sword Sect’s resting area and urged them not to risk further damage to the five sects’ dignity.

After Wan Chongshan took the Light Serene Sword, Lu Feng promised Zhu Qingyue he would reclaim it and confronted Wan Chongshan for threatening her. Wan Chongshan challenged Lu Feng to the tournament stage, while Zhu Qingyue denied having feelings for Lu Feng despite secretly worrying about him.

• The Eastern Thunder Sword Sect selected the Light Serene Sword, and Zhu Qingyue told Lu Feng there was no reason to challenge them; Lu Feng promised to get the sword back for her.
• Wan Chongshan approached Zhu Qingyue with the Light Serene Sword and pressured her to become his companion, even threatening to take her by force.
• Lu Feng mocked Wan Chongshan and challenged his sincerity, prompting Wan Chongshan to threaten him and Zhu Qingyue to defend Lu Feng.
• Wan Chongshan drew his sword at Lu Feng, but Chen Gushan and Di Yuhu intervened; Wan Chongshan then threatened Lu Feng before leaving.
• Lu Feng insisted he would reclaim the Light Serene Sword, and Zhu Qingyue warned him not to die onstage.
• Lan Youyou teased Zhu Qingyue about Lu Feng having feelings for her, but Zhu Qingyue denied it and hurried away.

Gu Tianlao proposed that Lu Feng might be the candidate to lead the united five sword sects, but the other sect leaders remained unconvinced and deferred the decision until after the Sword Tournament. At the tournament, Wan Chongshan began overwhelming the Blazing Sun Sword Sect’s disciples, leaving their injuries and the sect’s future uncertain.

• Gu Tianlao told the other sect leaders about Xia Feihong’s last wish and proposed unifying the five sects, then hinted that a suitable leader might emerge during the tournament.
• Huang Helou and Xia Yangzhou objected to choosing Lu Feng, while Tian Jishu supported him because Lu Feng had avenged Tian Jishu’s beloved disciple; the leaders postponed their decision until after the tournament.
• The Blazing Sun Sword Sect and the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect began their individual battle, with Wan Chongshan standing alone against the opposing team.
• Wan Chongshan defeated Yan Yibai in one move and broke his arm, then defeated two more Blazing Sun Sword Sect disciples and seriously injured their arms.
• Chi Yuanqing realized Wan Chongshan was trying to cripple the Blazing Sun Sword Sect’s cultivation foundation and watched with murderous intent.

Wan Chongshan defeated Chi Yuanqing and prepared to face Zhuo Shixin, while Lu Feng revealed his knowledge of the five sects' swordplay and warned that Blazing Sun Triple Sword could damage its practitioners. Zhuo Shixin began the final match with a stronger command of the technique, and Wan Chongshan attacked first to stop him from building its layered sword force.

• Lu Feng explained that Blazing Sun Triple Sword required strong cultivation and refined Fire Essence Qi, and said Chi Yuanqing's Three Yang Meridians had been damaged by practicing it.
• Chen Duxiao described the technique's thirty-six accumulating strikes, but Chi Yuanqing could manage only about twenty before Wan Chongshan sent him flying, though the last strike forced Wan Chongshan back two steps.
• Wan Chongshan requested one incense stick to recover, while Zhuo Shixin refused to disrupt his recovery and chose to fight honorably.
• After resting, Wan Chongshan faced Zhuo Shixin in the final match as the five sects watched with heavy hearts.
• Zhuo Shixin's Blazing Sun Triple Sword pressed Wan Chongshan more strongly than Chi Yuanqing's had, so Wan Chongshan launched Heavenly Thunder - Thunder Swallow to wound him and interrupt his swordplay.

Lu Feng explained that the Blazing Sun Triple Sword’s true power came from condensing thirty-six strikes into three, but Zhuo Shixin was wounded after Wan Chongshan used a hidden miniature sword to disrupt his attack. Lu Feng stepped onto the stage to settle personal business, leaving Zhu Qingyue wondering what he intended as he called Bai Li forward.

• Lu Feng told Chen Duxiao and the others that the Blazing Sun Triple Sword’s true layered technique required only three strikes to carry the momentum of thirty-six.
• Zhuo Shixin activated the Blazing Sun Heart Burning Art, gained the upper hand over Wan Chongshan, and layered his sword momentum toward twenty-nine strikes.
• Wan Chongshan fired a miniature sword from his palm, wounded Zhuo Shixin, and defended the weapon as a sword rather than a concealed weapon.
• Lu Feng stepped onto the stage despite Gu Tianlao’s order and said he had come to settle personal business with Wan Chongshan.
• Zhu Qingyue and Lan Youyou wondered whether Lu Feng had come to stand up for Zhu Qingyue, while Huang Helou learned about Lu Feng’s Token of Love and the damaged Light Serene Sword.
• Lu Feng glanced toward the Four Seasons Sword Sect and called Bai Li, who leaped onto the stage as Zhu Qingyue’s nervous anticipation turned to disappointment.

Lu Feng exposed Wan Chongshan as the person who had injured Bai Li and challenged him on the tournament stage. He wounded Wan Chongshan with a hidden blade, stunning the gathered sects and leaving them to wonder at his true strength.

• Lu Feng showed Bai Li Wan Chongshan’s hidden weapon, and she said it resembled the Flame Whisker Needle that had injured her.
• Lu Feng seized Wan Chongshan’s left arm and revealed the mark Bai Li identified as her wound; Lu Feng then demanded that the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect answer for Wan Chongshan’s actions.
• Lu Feng refused Wan Chongshan’s claim that his sect would win both titles and declared that he alone would represent the Azure Peak Sword Sect.
• When Wan Chongshan attacked with the Light Serene Sword, Lu Feng wounded his right arm with a hidden blade that matched the weapon Wan Chongshan had used earlier.
• The gathered disciples and sect leaders were astonished by Lu Feng’s power, while Jun Ziyi proudly told Gu Lingling that the Mentor was the strongest.

Lu Feng revealed the Swordless Realm and overwhelmed Wan Chongshan, using the Blazing Sun Triple Sword to shatter his defensive Treasure Item and sever his arm. After Wan Chongshan broke the Light Serene Sword in a desperate counterattack, Lu Feng recovered it, leaving Zhu Qingyue moved by his actions and quietly falling for him.

• Wan Chongshan secretly raised his strength to the peak of the Earth Soul Realm, but Lu Feng frightened him by condensing a sword with Qi and revealing the Swordless Realm.
• Lu Feng wounded Wan Chongshan, then used a Gold Rock Fire Source Array to unleash the Blazing Sun Triple Sword and shatter Wan Chongshan's Four Elements Sword Screen.
• Lu Feng struck Wan Chongshan as he tried to flee, severing his right arm and drawing cheers from the crowd.
• Wan Chongshan charged Lu Feng with the Light Serene Sword, and Lu Feng's strike shattered the sword before he seized its broken pieces.
• Zhu Qingyue realized Lu Feng had fought to retrieve the Light Serene Sword for her, and Lan Youyou teased her as she blushed and admitted her feelings through her reaction.

Lu Feng exposed Xun Changguan as the Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect’s Young Sect Master and demanded compensation for the broken Light Serene Sword, prompting Xun to arrange a one-against-two challenge. As the duel was delayed for half an hour, Xia Yiyun warned Lu Feng about Xun taking Yi Riheng away, while Zhu Qingyue and others urged Lu Feng to protect himself.

• Xun Changguan took Wan Chongshan’s storage vessel and handed the unconscious, badly injured man to the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect disciples.
• Lu Feng revealed Xun Changguan’s identity and insisted that the Light Serene Sword’s ownership remained unsettled because the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect had failed to protect it.
• Xun Changguan agreed to skip the solo battle and proceed to a one-against-two challenge, promising double compensation if Lu Feng survived; Gu Tianlao scheduled it for half an hour later.
• Xia Yiyun warned Lu Feng that Xun Changguan had taken Yi Riheng away, and Lu Feng quietly noted her concern.
• Zhu Qingyue and Lan Youyou urged Lu Feng not to risk himself over the sword, and Lu Feng promised to have it repaired and reforged.

Lu Feng faced the disguised Yi Riheng and Xun Changguan, who joined forces with the Yin Yang Heavenly Thunder Sword Array. He countered their attacks with Azure Peak Sword Sect techniques and turned their thunder-dragon attack against them, leaving the fight ongoing as Chen Shangu praised the foundation beneath his swordplay.

• Lu Feng recognized that Yi Riheng was a disguised three-breath Heaven Soul Realm expert but kept the discovery to himself.
• Yi Riheng and Xun Changguan formed the Yin Yang Heavenly Thunder Sword Array and attacked Lu Feng from both sides.
• Lu Feng used Shocking the Eight Desolations to form a qi sword and break apart the Twin Thunder Swallows attack.
• Lu Feng used Flowing Light Return to redirect Yi Riheng's thunder dragon into Xun Changguan's weaker attack, injuring Xun Changguan with the impact.
• Azure Peak Sword Sect disciples cheered Lu Feng, while Chen Shangu explained that his techniques rested on the prototype of the Sword's Basic Form.

Lu Feng used multiple Sword's Basic Forms to overcome the Yin Yang Heavenly Thunder Sword Array and take control of the match against Xun Changguan and Yi Riheng. As the spectators recognized his extraordinary swordsmanship, Lu Feng turned the battle into a one-man show.

• Di Yuhu explained that Lu Feng’s Shocking the Eight Desolations and Flowing Light Return drew power from several Sword's Basic Forms, stunning Chen Duxiao and the others.
• Lu Feng used Heart Piercing Swordplay to batter Xun Changguan while Yi Riheng stayed back, hoping to complete the Yin Yang Heavenly Thunder Sword Array.
• Xun Changguan shattered his Heaven-grade shield and thrust at Lu Feng as Yi Riheng attacked from behind, but Lu Feng blocked and lifted their swords with Wall Blocking Plum Blossoms and Tender Bamboo Breaking Earth.
• Huang Helou explained the deeper principles behind the two Four Seasons Swordplay moves, then realized Lu Feng had displayed six or seven Sword's Basic Forms.
• Lu Feng seized control of the match, and the arena’s younger disciples watched him with fervent admiration.

Lu Feng defeated Xun Changguan and Yi Riheng after they used the Yin Yang Heavenly Thunder Sword Array, then killed Yi Riheng when he threatened Lu Feng’s students. He forced Xun Changguan to surrender three storage rings and warned the Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect not to target his students.

• Xun Changguan and Yi Riheng combined an array disk with the Yin Yang Heavenly Thunder Sword Array to call down lightning on Lu Feng.
• Lu Feng blocked the lightning, struck Xun Changguan with a curving Jade Pearl, then split the thunderclouds with his Great Compassion sword strike and broke the array.
• Lu Feng demanded compensation for the Light Serene Sword, and Xun Changguan offered a Heavenly-rank longsword, which Lu Feng rejected.
• Yi Riheng threatened Lu Feng’s students, so Lu Feng killed him and revealed his disguise to the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect disciples.
• Xun Changguan surrendered his own, Wan Chongshan’s, and Yi Riheng’s storage rings, and Lu Feng warned him against seeking revenge or harming his students.

After killing Yi Riheng, Lu Feng earned the five sect leaders’ respect and helped restore their confidence, while his attention to Xia Yiyun left Zhu Qingyue feeling jealous. He told Ghost Artisan that he wanted to unite the five sects for protection, not command them, and still intended to build a separate force of his own.

• The five sect leaders and younger disciples were impressed by Lu Feng’s decisive killing of Yi Riheng, and the Eastern Thunder Sword Sect departed with Xun Changguan.
• Zhu Qingyue approached Lu Feng, who apologized for failing to protect her Light Serene Swords and promised to have them reforged.
• Lu Feng asked Gu Tianlao to give the Earth Grade Bow and Crossbow to Xia Yiyun, prompting Zhu Qingyue to leave with Lan Youyou in a jealous mood.
• Gu Tianlao arranged for Chen Duxiao to collect the Sword Tournament prizes and invited Lu Feng to discuss the sword dao and the five sects’ unification.
• On his way to the Refining Room, Lu Feng resolved to return to Night Crow Ridge after reaching the Earth Soul Realm and seek out the Young Master behind the attack.
• Ghost Artisan warned Lu Feng not to settle for a small sword sect, and Lu Feng explained that he wanted the five sects’ recognition as protection while building a separate force.

Lu Feng arranged for Ghost Artisan to forge more soul artifacts and learned about his old ties to Bai Li and One United Sword Sect. When Xia Yiyun explored Lu Feng’s room and suffered a soul backlash from his array sketches, the blood on one sketch helped Lu Feng understand the Star Chess Strategy’s Guiding Stars into Jade technique.

• Lu Feng gave Ghost Artisan the broken Light Serene Swords and materials from Xun Changguan and the others, and Ghost Artisan arranged for Bai Li to deliver the finished artifacts.
• Ghost Artisan explained that Bai Li was the last surviving descendant of his old friends, then refused to reveal Soul Gate’s location.
• Jun Ziyi told Xia Yiyun and Zhuang Xiaojing that Lu Feng was an array master, and Gu Lingling said his array skills had surpassed his swordsmanship in Black Wind Town.
• Xia Yiyun examined Lu Feng’s room and suffered a soul backlash from trying to understand the high-grade array sketches; Lu Feng calmed her and treated her.
• Lu Feng noticed the pattern formed by Xia Yiyun’s blood on a sketch and realized that Guiding Stars into Jade drew power through entire star maps.

Lu Feng went with Xia Yiyun to meet the five sect masters, who questioned his swordplay and investigated his identity. After Huang Helou revealed Lu Feng’s history as a powerful figure from the Northern Nether Spirit Prison and the Clear River Sect, the sect masters debated how to use his help, and Lu Feng called them out for whispering about him.

• Xia Yiyun reminded Lu Feng that the Sect Master and the others were waiting, and he went with her to the Council Hall.
• Bi Kongjing questioned Lu Feng for not using the Life-Taking Swordplay, and Lu Feng explained that its lethal nature made it unsuitable for an ordinary duel.
• Huang Helou asked who Lu Feng was and how he had learned the Five Sects’ swordplay, then read out the identities uncovered in his investigation.
• Lu Feng acknowledged that he was the same Lu Feng from the Northern Nether Spirit Prison, whose history included ranking first on the Northern Nether Rankings and serving as Clear River Sect’s Chief Disciple.
• The five sect masters privately debated Lu Feng’s ties to the Clear River Sect and his possible motives, and Lu Feng interrupted them for whispering in front of him.

Lu Feng became the leader of the reunited five sects, which he named the Azure Mountain Sword Sect. He began reorganizing its leadership and planned to test the formation masters invited to break the array guarding the old headquarters.

• Lu Feng reassured the five sects that he would lead them for their shared benefit, and their leaders accepted him as Sect Leader after deliberating.
• Lu Feng swore his promises, received the five Sword Tokens, and was formally welcomed by the sects’ leaders and core forces.
• Bi Kongjing proposed a new name for the reunited sect, and Lu Feng chose the Azure Mountain Sword Sect.
• Huang Helou explained that the old headquarters was protected by an uncontrolled battle array and that he had already invited formation masters to break it.
• Lu Feng gave Xia Yiyun an array plate and ordered her to test the arriving formation masters with a Twilight Heart Derangement Array, inviting only those who detected it to discuss the task.
• Lu Feng dismissed everyone except Xia Yiyun and summoned the sect leaders to return the next morning to discuss the sect’s future plans.

Lu Feng asked Xia Yiyun to assess the new Azure Mountain Sword Sect, then entrusted her with organizing their plans for its development. The next morning, she presented the plan to the Five Veins, where Xia Yangzhou challenged its restriction on who could cultivate Blazing Sun Swordplay.

• Lu Feng asked Xia Yiyun for her thoughts on unifying and developing the Five Veins, and she proposed reforms, broader recruitment, more resources, and a way to obtain a Sect Token.
• Xia Yiyun urged Lu Feng to establish his prestige through a public fight, and he revealed the extent of his array and combat abilities.
• Lu Feng gave Xia Yiyun his draft plans; she organized and expanded them into a development framework, and he placed the sect's development in her hands.
• Xia Yiyun told Lu Feng that she was a disciple of Azure Cloud Stream and that her master had approved her return.
• The next morning, Xia Yiyun presented the plan to Huang Helou and the others, proposing that the Five Veins' sites serve as outer sects and that advanced disciples enter the Inner Sect.
• Xia Yangzhou objected to limiting Blazing Sun Swordplay to Inner Sect disciples, and Lu Feng identified the ice-cellar method Xia Yangzhou used to suppress its cultivation flaw.

Lu Feng explained why Xia Yangzhou’s method could not protect disciples from the Blazing Sun Sword Qi and declared his plan to unite the five sects under the Azure Mountain Swordplay. After a Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect elder retreated from a formal challenge, he secretly returned to plot against Lu Feng as array masters began arriving at Azure Rock Mountain.

• Lu Feng warned Xia Yangzhou that restraint and an ice cellar could not prevent hidden damage to the Three Yang Meridians, then announced that the united sect would focus on the Azure Mountain Swordplay.
• Lu Feng spoke of transcending sword arts and reaching the Formless Realm before a disciple reported that a Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect elder had come to challenge him.
• Lu Feng ordered Huang Helou to demand a visiting card, and Song Silei left after learning that Lu Feng was presented as the united sect’s Sect Master.
• Song Silei discovered that Lu Feng was not actually a new Sect Master and secretly returned to Azure Rock Mountain, intending to kill him in front of the visiting forces.
• Array masters arrived at the mountain, and Gu Tianlao identified Ru Jijie among those who passed through Lu Feng’s Twilight Heart Derangement Array; Lu Feng speculated that Sun Fu missed it because he was careless.

Lu Feng revealed that he had created the Twilight Heart Derangement Array and established his authority as the new Sect Leader of the Azure Mountain Sword Sect. After returning to the courtyard, he reassured Jun Ziyi that she could stay with him and planned to travel to Profound Gold City to gather information.

• Ru Jijie entered the mountain gate, learned Lu Feng had set up the array, and discovered he was the new Sect Leader of the united five sects.
• Only seven of the invited array masters passed the gate’s test, and Lu Feng told Huang Helou to turn away those who failed, while making an exception for Sun Fu.
• Zhuang Xiaojing and Gu Lingling greeted Lu Feng as Sect Leader, but he asked them to act as they had before.
• Jun Ziyi asked to join the Azure Mountain Sword Sect, and Lu Feng refused because he feared her family might take control of it.
• Lu Feng reassured Jun Ziyi that she could remain by his side and said he would go to Profound Gold City to gather information, including news about Northern Essence Water, Ghost Performer, and Blazing Enchantress.