Chapter Summaries

Lu Feng broke Yong Ye and Xiang Chang’s Illusory Willow Blade Array with a fire attack fueled by wine, then rushed to aid Ling Tian against Mu Yi Ba. The chapter ended with Lu Feng engaging Mu Yi Ba while Ling Tian prepared to coordinate with him using their Submerged Creek Duo technique.

• Yong Ye and Xiang Chang used the Thousand Sound Illusory Willow Array Momentum to confuse Lu Feng, but Lu Feng ignited wine with Fire Essence Qi and shattered the array, blasting Xiang Chang away.
• Mu Yi Ba intercepted the injured Xiang Chang while Ling Tian, covered in wounds, continued fighting nearby.
• Lu Feng charged toward Mu Yi Ba to prevent Ling Tian from being further harmed, and Mu Yi Ba suddenly drained Xiang Chang’s spiritual energy before hurling him away.
• Yong Ye found Xiang Chang nearly powerless and used his spiritual energy to stabilize him.
• Lu Feng attacked Mu Yi Ba and told Ling Tian, “Evil Dragon Subduing Creek,” prompting Ling Tian to steady himself and prepare to coordinate with him.

Lu Feng and Ling Tian killed Mu Yi Ba, but Ling Tian’s demonic frenzy continued as Yong Ye Honored One moved to seize him and the Blood Butcher Three Sabers. Cornered at the cliff’s edge, Lu Feng was suddenly stabbed in the back by Ling Tian.

• Lu Feng used Torrential Rain Freezing Wind to suppress Mu Yi Ba, while Ling Tian struck Mu Yi Ba’s abdomen with a desperate saber attack.
• Mu Yi Ba unleashed a corpse’s self-destruction and attacked Ling Tian, but Lu Feng shielded him with the Profound Origin Shield and was badly injured.
• Ling Tian’s Wrathful Intent surged, and he brutally killed Mu Yi Ba with a stone shard before the arriving Yong Ye Honored One tried to capture him.
• Lu Feng protected Ling Tian from Yong Ye Honored One, but Yong Ye blasted them to the edge of the cliff.
• As Lu Feng searched for a way to escape, Ling Tian stabbed him from behind with the stone shard, nearly piercing his dantian.

Ye Fan forced Yong Ye to release Ling Tian by poisoning both Ling Tian and Xiang Chang with Dreamlike Secluded Heart, then helped stabilize Ling Tian’s poison and Demonic Nature. The chapter ended with nearly ten Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage Soulmasters surrounding Lu Feng, Ye Fan, Tang Yuan, and Ling Tian.

• Yong Ye suppressed Ling Tian’s Demonic Nature and seized him while the assembled sects argued over the Blood Butcher Three Sabers.
• Ye Fan and Tang Yuan arrived with Xiang Chang as their hostage, and Ye Fan threatened him to make Yong Ye release Ling Tian.
• Ye Fan secretly struck Ling Tian with a poisoned needle, and Tang Yuan warned that Dreamlike Secluded Heart had only one antidote.
• Ye Fan threw Xiang Chang toward the cliff, forcing Yong Ye to abandon Ling Tian and save him, only to discover Xiang Chang had also been poisoned.
• Lu Feng, Ye Fan, and Tang Yuan gave Ling Tian the antidote and restrained his Demonic Nature, but nearly ten powerful Soulmasters surrounded the four of them.

Ye Fan and the others faced a standoff over Ling Tian and the Blood Butcher Three Sabers until Nie Mingfei appeared with Jiang Ruoyun as her captive and forced Lu Feng to kneel. Jiang Ruoyun unleashed a terrifying aura, then a black staff crashed onto the cliff, shocking the powerful Soul Masters who recognized its owner.

• Ye Fan warned the surrounding Soul Masters not to approach, while Ling Tian threatened to cut his own throat to protect Lu Feng and the others.
• Yong Ye returned from beneath the cliff and tried to attack Ye Fan, but Sky Shuttle and Gong Hongting stopped him.
• Nie Mingfei revealed that she had abducted Jiang Ruoyun, and Lu Feng charged toward her in panic.
• Nie Mingfei demanded that Lu Feng kneel, and he complied, offering his life in exchange for Jiang Ruoyun's release.
• Jiang Ruoyun erupted with a sinister aura, and a black staff struck the cliff, startling the late-stage Heaven Soul Realm experts who recognized its owner.

Wang Chonghu rescued Jiang Ruoyun and defeated Nie Mingfei with a single staff strike, then offered to take Jiang Ruoyun and Lu Feng away. The sects refused to let Ling Tian leave, creating a standoff that was interrupted by Ling Tian’s demonic nature slipping out of control.

• Wang Chonghu arrived and ordered Nie Mingfei to release Jiang Ruoyun, then struck Nie Mingfei once and sent her crashing into a distant cliff.
• Jiang Ruoyun reunited with Lu Feng, thanked Wang Chonghu, and learned he had come at his Master's command.
• Jiang Ruoyun asked Wang Chonghu to take Lu Feng and the others with her, but Yong Ye and the sect elders demanded that Ling Tian remain behind.
• Wang Chonghu hesitated as the united factions threatened to attack, leaving both sides locked in a stalemate.
• Ye Fan noticed Ling Tian trembling with pain as his Demonic Nature began to escape the restraints of the silver needles and Lu Feng's finger force.

Ye Fan and Lu Feng faced mounting threats as Silk Washing House and Flower Sword Gu Lebai intervened on their behalf. Wang Chonghu then confronted Lu Feng over his connection to Crazy Monk, leaving Lu Feng to recognize the man as Feng Sen and wonder why he had stayed hidden.

• Yong Ye demanded Ye Fan’s death, but He Tiantian arrived with a Silk Washing House elder and defended Ye Fan and his criticism of Xiang Chang.
• Gu Lebai arrived and warned the Blade Sect elders not to harm He Tiantian or Ye Fan, revealing his connection to Silk Washing House and his protective concern for someone there.
• Gu Lebai secretly spoke to Wang Chonghu, who turned his fury toward Lu Feng and demanded to know his relationship with Crazy Monk.
• Lu Feng recalled meeting Feng Sen in Eastern Origin Spirit Prison and realized Feng Sen had likely protected him from Gu Lebai near Azure Mountain Sword Sect.
• Gu Lebai urged Lu Feng to explain his relationship with Feng Sen.

Bai Ju arrived at the cliff and drove off the gathered saber sects after a single devastating slash at Yong Ye. He revealed that Ling Tian’s blackened saber was the Sprout Saber, whose owner was still alive, leaving the sect elders terrified of what might follow.

• Tang Yuan and Ye Fan insulted Gu Lebai, whose attack was interrupted by the arrival of Hong Cang Zhenren and Bai Ju.
• Bai Ju declared that he would take Ling Tian away, then severed Yong Ye’s arm with a slash that split the clouds and overwhelmed the assembled fighters.
• Sky Shuttle recognized the Sprout Saber and withdrew with his disciples, while Gong Hongting and the elders learned the saber’s identity.
• Bai Ju said that the Sprout Saber’s owner had severed his arm and was still alive.
• A Heavenly Wolf Sect elder knelt before Ling Tian and fled, leaving Lu Feng and the others stunned.

Lu Feng and Jiang Ruoyun rejected Wang Chonghu’s demand that she return to Chang Hen Gongzi, then Lu Feng urged Bai Ju to save Ling Tian with Jiang Ruoyun’s White Jade Demonic Lotus. Jiang Ruoyun gave it up despite fearing for Lu Feng’s safety, leaving her in his arms as Bai Ju received the life-saving treasure.

• Lu Feng held Jiang Ruoyun’s hand and told Wang Chonghu he would visit Chang Hen Gongzi with his wife, while Jiang Ruoyun refused to let anyone interfere in her choice of partner.
• Wang Chonghu warned Lu Feng before leaving, and Gu Lebai later departed from the cliff as well.
• Ling Tian broke free of his restraints by turning the suppressive force into power, and Bai Ju moved to contain him.
• Lu Feng warned Bai Ju that Ling Tian’s body would explode and asked Jiang Ruoyun to use the White Jade Demonic Lotus to save him.
• Ye Fan convinced Tang Yuan and Jiang Ruoyun that Lu Feng would never forgive himself if Ling Tian died while they withheld help.
• Jiang Ruoyun gave the White Jade Demonic Lotus to Bai Ju after warning Ling Tian to help Lu Feng if his Demonic Nature ever threatened him, and Lu Feng drew her into his arms.

Bai Ju revealed that Ling Tian was the biological son of the legendary Demon Blade Night Monarch and explained how he had watched over Ling Tian while searching for him. Ling Tian learned the truth about his origins, while Bai Ju’s hidden purpose in leaving him to fend for himself was to test whether he could inherit Night Monarch’s mantle.

• Bai Ju used the White Jade Demonic Lotus to stabilize Ling Tian and urged him to come meet someone, but Ling Tian initially refused.
• Ling Tian explained that the Blood Butcher Three Sabers shortened its user’s life unless they killed enough people to reach the Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage.
• Ling Tian told Lu Feng that Qiu Ci had died after they married and had sacrificed herself so her Fellow Disciples could carry a message back to Cloud Essence Temple.
• Bai Ju revealed that the former owner of Sprout Saber was Ling Tian’s biological father, Demon Blade Night Monarch, who was still alive.
• Bai Ju explained that he had recognized Ling Tian, intervened at Flying Hawk Valley, and confirmed his identity by consulting the servant who had secretly guided Ling Tian’s upbringing.
• Bai Ju admitted that leaving Ling Tian to face danger had also been a test to see whether he was worthy of inheriting Night Monarch’s mantle.

Ling Tian and Lu Feng gained insight into their respective Daos after Bai Ju killed an Azure Eyed Eagle with a casual strike. Ling Tian remained in Sudden Enlightenment as Lu Feng and the others left the cliff, and He Tiantian asked about Demon Blade Night Monarch.

• An Azure Eyed Eagle attacked Ling Tian and Tang Yuan, and Bai Ju killed it with invisible blade gleams.
• Ling Tian and Lu Feng entered Sudden Enlightenment, with Bai Ju realizing that Lu Feng had drawn insight into the Sword Dao from his Knife Dao strike.
• Lu Feng’s comprehension deepened, and Bai Ju sensed that his Sword Dao attainments had advanced to match Bai Ju’s at the same realm.
• Bai Ju told Lu Feng and the others to leave while Ling Tian continued comprehending, then accepted Lu Feng’s Moon Corpse Pendants containing saber techniques and gave him an ancient array plate for protection.
• After they left the cliff, He Tiantian asked what kind of person Demon Blade Night Monarch was.

Hong Cang Zhenren recounted how Zou Chuxi’s scheme led to Ling Xiao losing his friends and beloved, driving him to become Demon Blade Night Monarch and destroy Burning Moon Valley. Moved by the story, Jiang Ruoyun worried Lu Feng might seek revenge if she died, and she stunned him by suggesting she find him another companion.

• Hong Cang Zhenren explained that Ling Xiao had chosen the demonic path to gain revenge after Zou Chuxi’s schemes brought tragedy upon him.
• He recounted how Han Qingyue infiltrated Ling Xiao’s group as Ya’er, fell in love with him, and became his partner.
• Zou Chuxi revealed the wager to Ling Xiao, then ambushed him and his companions; Hong Yueban was left with a lasting injury, and Zhuge Yi’s remnant soul became hidden in Sprout Saber.
• When Zou Chuxi trapped the trio again, Hong Yueban died, Zhuge Yi sacrificed his body, and Ling Xiao was reunited with the pregnant Han Qingyue before they escaped.
• Zou Chuxi’s men pursued Ling Xiao, and Han Qingyue died after giving birth; Ling Xiao then cultivated demonic arts, destroyed Burning Moon Valley, and tortured Zou Chuxi to death.
• Jiang Ruoyun asked Lu Feng to promise not to do anything foolish if she died, then suggested that she find another companion for him.

Lu Feng reassured Jiang Ruoyun after realizing she feared a change in the aura within her body, while Hong Cang Zhenren recounted how Ling Xiao’s mistreatment and one elder’s decision to shield his son led Night Monarch to destroy the Bone Refinement Branch and unleash a wider slaughter. Meanwhile, Bai Ju led Ling Tian through a barren gorge, where Ling Tian finally saw his father and froze at his condition.

• Lu Feng recognized that Jiang Ruoyun’s worry came from the aura within her body and promised he would handle any future accident, while she agreed to trust him.
• Hong Cang Zhenren explained that an elder’s failure to turn over his son, who had helped torment Ling Xiao, contributed to Night Monarch destroying the Bone Refinement Branch.
• Hong Cang Zhenren told Tang Yuan that Night Monarch later fought an alliance of prestigious sects, nearly wiped it out after reaching the Saint Realm, and disappeared after the Old Sect Leader of the Saint Sect intervened.
• Bai Ju led Ling Tian through a desolate gorge and warned him that Night Monarch was in poor physical condition.
• Ling Tian saw his father sitting beneath a rock wall and froze, unable to describe what he was seeing.

Ling Tian reunited with his father, Ling Xiao, who survived by absorbing the vital essence of corpses, and watched him demonstrate a devastating saber slash. The slash revealed Ling Xiao’s lifelong mastery of the Demonic Blade Art, but it was also his final strike: Demon Blade Night Monarch died afterward.

• Bai Ju placed three slain Blade Sect members before Ling Xiao, whose body absorbed their remaining life essence and regained some vitality.
• Ling Xiao’s life soul returned to his body, and he rose, praised the Sprout Saber, and acknowledged Ling Tian.
• Ling Xiao told Ling Tian to watch carefully, then unleashed a slash that split a cliff and tore open the clouds above it.
• Ling Tian and Bai Ju entered deep contemplation as they grasped the slash’s profound saber intent, while people and soul beasts across the Triangle Region felt its power.
• Sky Shuttle and his group sensed the holy intent and became certain Demon Blade Night Monarch was alive, but Ling Xiao’s slash proved to be his final one, and he died afterward.

After Ling Xiao burned away, Bai Ju told Ling Tian the history of his parents and their allies, and gave him the Demonic Blade Art hidden in the Saber Sheath. Ling Tian resolved to cultivate it and realized Bai Ju feared the enemy who had brought his father to ruin would come for him.

• Ling Xiao's body was consumed by crimson flames, and Bai Ju retrieved the Sprout Saber from the ashes as Ling Tian grieved his father's death.
• Bai Ju identified Zhuge Yi as Ling Tian's Third Uncle and explained how Zhuge Yi, Hong Yueban, and Ling Xiao formed the Iron Triangle.
• Bai Ju recounted Ling Tian's parents' past, including Zou Chuxi's revenge, which left Hong Yueban dead and Zhuge Yi with only a remnant soul.
• Bai Ju handed Ling Tian the Saber Sheath and explained that it held the seven stages of the Demonic Blade Art, which Ling Xiao had used to gain power and prolong his life.
• Bai Ju said Ling Xiao's final slash contained a way to restrain the art's Demonic Nature, and Ling Tian decided to cultivate it.
• Ling Tian asked who had brought his father to this state and warned that Bai Ju feared the same enemy would come for him.

Ling Tian learned that a powerful enemy still threatened him, while Ye Fan told Lu Feng that Jade Buddha Tinder might help Ning Xiang control the forces in her body. The medicine had reportedly appeared near the Boundless Underworld Sea, where the Jun Family might also seek it.

• Bai Ju warned Ling Tian that the man behind his parents’ ordeal would come for him and urged him to master the Demonic Blade Art to protect himself.
• Lu Feng and the others left the Ghost Triangle Domain and found corpses near its exit, but Ye Fan redirected Lu Feng’s attention by telling him Ning Xiang’s condition was unstable.
• Ye Fan explained that the Spirit Porridge had preserved Ning Xiang’s life but left her unable to control the poison and Saint Power within her; he had transferred most of its remaining medicinal power to Pu Xin.
• Ye Fan told Lu Feng that the Chan Medicine Treasure Book described Jade Buddha Tinder as a way to help Ning Xiang control her divided energies and possibly develop a Saint Maha Body.
• Ye Fan revealed that Jade Buddha Tinder had recently been seen near the Boundless Underworld Sea and warned that the Jun Family might compete for it because it could transform their Chaotic Sword Dao.

Ye Fan left for the small town to retrieve the Jade Buddha Tinder while Lu Feng and Tang Yuan continued toward Beast Valley, where they were warned that enemies might be following them. Ye Fan confronted four Cloud Essence Temple disciples searching for Qiu Ci, defended Ling Tian, and warned them not to endanger Ruo Shui before they decided to seek answers from Hong Cang Zhenren.

• Ye Fan refused Lu Feng's offer to accompany him, urged him to check the latest message scroll about trouble at the Azure Mountain Sword Sect, and left with He Tiantian.
• Tang Yuan told Lu Feng that Ye Fan had spent his fortune on poisons and pills, gave him some pills, and discussed the Dipper Bowl with him.
• Hong Cang Zhenren warned Lu Feng's group that several hostile auras were lurking nearby, and Jiang Ruoyun urged them to hurry to Beast Valley.
• Qiu Shuang, Chun Xue, Qiu He, and Chun Liu stopped Ye Fan and asked whether he had seen Qiu Ci's corpse; Ye Fan defended Ling Tian and blamed Qiu Ci's fate on her own choices.
• When Qiu He insulted Ruo Shui, Ye Fan poisoned her briefly, warned Cloud Essence Temple not to harm Ruo Shui, and revealed that he was a Heaven Soul Realm Poison Master.
• After Ye Fan departed, Qiu Shuang wondered whether Qiu Ci had truly fallen in love, and the Cloud Essence Temple disciples decided to ask Hong Cang Zhenren about her.

Lu Feng and his companions reached Beast Valley and encountered Xiao Jiao'er after she blamed them for ruining her attempt to catch a Blazing Feather Cat. When she called for help, a towering giant arrived with an enormous hammer.

• Ye Fan told He Tiantian that Ruo Shui cared for Old Lu, easing He Tiantian's jealousy.
• Lu Feng and his companions traveled safely into Beast Valley's territory in the Nine Dragons Mountain Range.
• The group came upon Xiao Jiao'er trying to catch a Blazing Feather Cat, and Jiang Ruoyun broke Xiao Jiao'er's whip when she attacked Lu Feng.
• Xiao Jiao'er demanded Lu Feng hand over his Blazing Feather Cat, then threw poison bottles at him when he said it had already been given away.
• Jiang Ruoyun used her whip to redirect and catch Xiao Jiao'er's poison bottles, prompting Xiao Jiao'er to call for Uncle Jiang Shan.
• A giant arrived, hurled an enormous hammer into the ground before the group, and stood atop it.

Shen Tu Jiangshan confronted Tang Yuan and Lu Feng over Xiao Jiao'er's complaint and demanded Tang Yuan take a hammer strike before entering Beast Valley. Yu Ziping and Jin Peipei arrived and stopped the confrontation, but Jin Peipei openly admired Lu Feng, leaving him worried about Jiang Ruoyun's reaction.

• Hong Cang Zhenren identified Shen Tu Jiangshan as Beast Valley's formidable Heaven List fighter after he arrived to defend Xiao Jiao'er.
• Shen Tu Jiangshan learned Tang Yuan had come before the year granted by the Valley Master had passed and raised his hammer to test him.
• Tang Yuan agreed to take the strike, while Lu Feng offered to take his place because of the danger to Tang Yuan's mission to rescue his father.
• Jin Peipei's arrival stopped Shen Tu Jiangshan from swinging, and Yu Ziping teased him for bullying juniors.
• Xiao Jiao'er claimed she would forgive Lu Feng for Jin Peipei's sake, and Jin Peipei openly praised Lu Feng, making Jiang Ruoyun visibly cold and Lu Feng uneasy.

Lu Feng and his companions reached Beast Valley, where they learned about its famous beast towers and were challenged at the gate over an invitation. As they waited for a disciple to verify their agreement, members of the Limitless Sect arrived and harassed Jiang Ruoyun, prompting Lu Feng to threaten them.

• Jiang Ruoyun grew jealous of Jin Peipei, but Tang Yuan explained that Jin was likely heading to Beast Valley too.
• Hong Cang Zhenren described Beast Valley’s Coiling Dragon and Iron Halberd towers as the group approached the sect.
• At the mountain gate, a senior disciple rejected Tang Yuan’s payment and demanded an invitation, while a younger disciple explained the resentment toward the Body Sect over Tang Yuan’s mother.
• A disciple said Beast Valley had invited experts in Beast Taming to appraise a rare beast it had captured.
• The Limitless Sect party arrived, and two men leered at and insulted Jiang Ruoyun until Lu Feng threatened them with Sword Light at his fingertips.

Lu Feng and Tang Yuan encountered Rui Ying, whose vicious Three-Finger Claw Technique was stopped by Hong Cang Zhenren. At Beast Valley, Tang Yuan was given beast-taming manuals to study, while Jin Peipei asked Xiao Jiao'er to arrange the Azure Mountain Sect Master's room near hers.

• Rui Ying attacked Tang Yuan and Lu Feng, but Hong Cang Zhenren deflected the strike and revealed that both he and Rui Ying had been injured by the clash.
• Hong Cang Zhenren explained Rui Ying's history and Three-Finger Claw Technique, while Tang Yuan puzzled over how Rui Ying combined its forces.
• A mountain guarding disciple led the group to Beast Valley's reception hall, where Tang Yuan found shelves of beast-taming manuals prepared for him.
• Xiao Jiao'er urged Tang Yuan to study the manuals, and Lu Feng, Jiang Ruoyun, and Hong Cang Zhenren offered to help him review them.
• Jin Peipei asked Xiao Jiao'er to place the Azure Mountain Sect Master's room near hers, and Xiao Jiao'er agreed.