Chapter Summaries

During Battle Sect’s qualification selection, Shao Yang refused to fight Ji Lingchen first and declared a life-and-death challenge against Chen Yuanqing’s entire team. The chapter ended with Shao Yang explaining that he acted because they had insulted his master, moving Lu Feng to tears.

• Ji Lingchen selected Shao Yang as his opponent, but Shao Yang asked to fight Chen Yuanqing first and then challenged all eighteen members of Chen Yuanqing’s team to a life-and-death battle.
• Chen Yuanqing denied bullying Shao Yang and explained that he and his companions had been discussing the Azure Mountain Sword Sect Master and cursing him.
• Shao Yang attacked Chen Yuanqing with his spear, but Second Elder Lone Crane intercepted the strike and demanded an explanation.
• Shao Yang declared that those who insulted or cursed his master deserved to die, and Lu Feng’s eyes reddened as he heard him.

Shao Yang fought Chen Yuanqing and seventeen Battle Sect disciples after Chen Yuanqing insulted his master, while Lu Feng watched to see how he would handle the challenge. Shao Yang’s Single King Spear gave him control of the melee, but Lu Feng suspected Chen Yuanqing was preparing a hidden move by nurturing his two puppets.

• Lu Feng decided to let Shao Yang fight rather than reveal himself, and Second Elder gave the battle stage to Shao Yang and Chen Yuanqing’s group.
• Chen Yuanqing formed the LingYu War Array with two battle puppets, and Shao Yang recognized the array from Lu Feng’s instruction.
• Chen Yuanqing’s disciples attacked Shao Yang with coordinated spear techniques, but Shao Yang redirected their flying spears and disrupted their formation.
• Shao Yang used the Single King Spear and his trained evasion to evade the surrounding attacks and knock down several opponents.
• Lu Feng noticed Chen Yuanqing holding back and suggested that he was nurturing his two puppets.

Shao Yang overwhelmed the Battle Sect disciples and faced Chen Yuanqing, whose nurtured puppets made their duel far more dangerous. As Shao Yang’s chained spear assault pushed Chen Yuanqing toward exhaustion, Shao Yang’s spear momentum began to control him, raising the risk of Qi Deviation.

• Lu Feng explained how Chen Yuanqing’s LingYu War Array used nurtured puppets and how stronger array masters could control them through battle intent.
• Shao Yang defeated opponents one after another, and Ji Lingchen recognized the strength of his Heaven's Will Four Absolute Spears.
• Chen Yuanqing completed nurturing his two puppets and sent his injured teammates off the stage before confronting Shao Yang alone.
• Chen Yuanqing’s puppets intercepted Shao Yang and countered his attack, but Shao Yang used the Aya Flower Spear Technique to suppress them with a relentless chain of strikes.
• Chen Yuanqing realized Shao Yang had more spiritual qi and would outlast him, while Shao Yang’s spear momentum began to guide his movements and alarmed the Second Elder.

Shao Yang defeated Chen Yuanqing after revealing a forbidden Battle Sect spear technique, then reunited with Lu Feng and learned that Ruo Shui had been rescued. He began recounting how he and the others negotiated for cultivation resources from the Five Elements Sect and were ambushed by the Blood Clan.

• Shao Yang broke through Chen Yuanqing's three-puppet defense with Reversing Dragon Piercing Army, then stopped his spear when he sensed Lu Feng in the stands.
• The Second Elder revealed that Lu Feng was Shao Yang's master and Chief Chu's sworn brother, prompting Chen Yuanqing and his companions to regret cursing Lu Feng and apologize.
• Shao Yang reunited with Lu Feng, Ye Fan, and Tang Yuan at their courtyard and said that he and the others had gathered resources from the Five Elements Sect.
• Shao Yang explained that the Blood Clan ambushed them on their way to the Golden Thunder Temple, but a powerful senior accompanying Xiao Yi helped them escape.
• Shao Yang said they blamed the ambushers for the attack and used the senior's presence to pressure the Golden Thunder Temple into negotiations.

Shao Yang recounted how Lu Feng’s group exploited the Five Views for resources, while Ye Fan and Tang Yuan discussed their next destinations. Lu Feng chose to visit the Jun Family alone, then strengthened Shao Yang’s cultivation before leaving him to face the disciples who had insulted his master.

• Shao Yang told Ye Fan and Lu Feng how their group gained resources from the Five Views and withheld part of the Cloud Essence Pure Spirit Art from Cloud Essence Temple.
• Ye Fan said he would visit Flower Fairy Valley to treat its elders, while Lu Feng decided to go alone to Profound Gold City and approach Jun Zi Shuo or the Jun Family elders directly.
• Before leaving, Lu Feng taught Shao Yang about the Buddha’s Wrath Sword and used the Grand Evolution Art to improve his Five Elements Qi.
• Chen Yuanqing led the disciples who had insulted Lu Feng to apologize to Shao Yang, but Shao Yang rejected their apology until they showed remorse for their words rather than fear of Lu Feng’s connections.
• Shao Yang declared his loyalty to Lu Feng, accepted the disciples’ sincere apology, and offered to answer for disrupting their matches before Ji Lingchen arrived.

Shao Yang admitted that he sought the Battle Sect Chief Disciple position so he could protect his master, and Ji Lingchen set their match for after the War Ruins Space training. Meanwhile, Lu Feng entered Profound Gold City and approached Jun Zi Shuo with a way to rival Jun Ziya, while the city’s forces began reacting to his arrival.

• Ji Lingchen confronted Shao Yang about his ambitions, and Shao Yang admitted he sought prestige and the Chief Disciple position to protect his master.
• Ji Lingchen revealed that he had defeated the leaders of more than ten Battle Teams and proposed fighting Shao Yang after their training in the War Ruins Space.
• Lu Feng entered Profound Gold City openly, prompting Jun Ziya, Luo Tianci, Sun Liuliu, Wu Hong, and Ji Lanxin to respond in different ways.
• Jun Ziya learned that Lu Feng had gone to the Law Division Building to see Jun Zi Shuo and hurried to stop him.
• Lu Feng met Jun Zi Shuo, who was drinking alone with an elderly man in black nearby, and offered a method to make Jun Zi Shuo as strong as Jun Ziya.

Lu Feng offered Jun Zi Shuo the Evil Origin Fiend Heart Repentance method in exchange for help seeing Jun Zi Mo, then escaped with him through a hidden Teleportation Array to the Jun Family Ancestral Mountain. There, Lu Feng found Jun Ziyi practicing alone, and she ran to him in tears.

• Lu Feng explained that the Evil Origin Fiend Heart Repentance could let Jun Zi Shuo cultivate Soul Power despite his crippled roots, and Jun Zi Shuo asked for his terms.
• When Jun Ziya arrived at the Law Division Building, Jun Zi Shuo led Lu Feng through a concealed Teleportation Array to the Jun Family Ancestral Mountain.
• Jun Ziya discovered the hidden array and learned from Bai Ju that it led to the Ancestral Mountain; she suspected Jun Zi Shuo had long concealed his distrust of her.
• Jun Zi Shuo told Lu Feng that Jun Zi Mo's sword heart had truly collapsed, though rumors that he was dying were false, and suggested Jun Ziyi might secure them access to him.
• Lu Feng and Jun Zi Shuo found Jun Ziyi practicing swordsmanship alone at night, and she recognized Lu Feng, dropped her sword, and ran to him.

Lu Feng reunited with Jun Ziyi, then used his connection to Jun Zi Shuo to gain access to Jun Zi Mo in the mountain hollow. As Lu Feng began fighting Jun Zi Mo in hopes of restoring his sanity, Jun Ziya withdrew after Jun Zi Shuo blocked her.

• Jun Ziyi greeted Lu Feng with tears, showed concern for Jun Zi Mo, and tried to hide the wounds on her hand.
• Lu Feng gave Jun Zi Shuo the Evil Origin Fiend Heart Repentance in exchange for help meeting Jun Zi Mo, and warned Jun Ziyi not to underestimate Jun Zi Shuo.
• Lu Feng proved his identity to Li Jianxin by recalling an old sword wound, then entered the mountain hollow and found Jun Zi Mo cowering among the rubble.
• Li Jianxin explained that a powerful swordsman had shattered Jun Zi Mo's confidence and urged Lu Feng to fight him seriously; Lu Feng agreed to try to reach him through their shared swordsmanship.
• Jun Ziya and Flame Sparrow returned to Ancestral Mountain, but Jun Zi Shuo barred their way; hearing Lu Feng fighting Jun Zi Mo, Jun Ziya retreated and resolved to seek another chance.

Lu Feng discovered that Jun Zi Mo’s madness likely came from a Blood Clan soul attack carrying apocalyptic Sword Intent, not an ordinary Damaged Sword Heart. He entered Jun Zi Mo’s Soul Sea to investigate and found himself facing the terrifying attack, leaving him to counter it with the Buddha’s Wrath Sword.

• Li Jianxin told Jun Ziyi how he and Jun Zi Mo had once tricked him in a duel, before Jun Zi Mo struck Lu Feng and Lu Feng deliberately took the blow to protect him.
• Lu Feng realized Jun Zi Mo’s swordplay showed that his consciousness was imprisoned, and he concluded that a special soul-level attack might be behind his condition.
• Lu Feng and Li Jianxin suspected a Blood Clan member had used Soul Power and Sword Intent to strike Jun Zi Mo’s Sword Heart, and Lu Feng agreed to investigate by resonance.
• Lu Feng connected his Soul Power to Jun Zi Mo’s and encountered a devastating Sword Intent that explained Jun Zi Mo’s suffering.
• As the apocalyptic Sword Intent descended on them, Lu Feng’s fury surged and the Buddha’s Wrath Sword appeared to attack it.

Lu Feng entered a new realm of sword dao and helped Jun Zi Mo recover, but they learned that the Night Feather Sword Master had vanished after fighting the Blood Son. Jun Zi Mo suspected the Blood Clan had exposed Qing Xue’s false identity through his injury and warned Lu Feng to stay away from the front line until they found a spy within the human camp.

• Lu Feng’s formless sword force clashed with the World-Destroying Sword Intent, injuring him and Jun Zi Mo while also causing the Blood Clan elder behind the attack to collapse.
• Lu Feng and Jun Zi Mo meditated until dawn, consolidating their sword dao insights as Jun Ziyi and Li Jianxin watched over them.
• Li Jianxin told Jun Zi Mo and Lu Feng that the Blood Son had returned from a battle with the Night Feather Sword Master, whose body had not been found.
• Jun Zi Mo revealed that Qing Xue had suspected a Blood Clan spy at the camp and reasoned that the Blood Clan had deliberately injured him to test her identity.
• Jun Zi Mo urged Lu Feng not to go to the front line until he and Old Jing exposed the suspected spy, while Lu Feng asked him to search for Qing Xue and protect Qi Wansu.
• Lu Feng advised Jun Zi Mo to reveal the Night Feather Swordplay if Qi Wansu was in danger and to have the Heaven Night Sword Sect reclaim the Night Feather Sword.

Ye Fan and Tang Yuan arrived at Flower Fairy Valley to meet its Valley Master, but Ye Fan ignored the request to wait and went looking for Shao Yue. After Hua Qianyu fought Shao Yue and accused Ye Fan of ill intentions, Ye Fan caught Hua Qianyu and struck her in front of the watching disciples.

• Hua Qianyu questioned Ye Fan and Tang Yuan at the gate, then sent them to wait in the reception hall after Ye Fan explained that Physician Di Chen had found a treatment for the Valley Master's illness.
• While waiting, Ye Fan learned that Shao Yue might be among the new disciples and discovered that Flower Fairy Valley disciples could cultivate alongside companion flowers.
• Ye Fan grew impatient with the delay, slipped away from the reception hall, and found Shao Yue in the lowest flower garden surrounded by Hua Qianyu and other disciples.
• Hua Qianyu and Shao Yue fought, and Hua Qianyu overwhelmed Shao Yue after the Purple Spider Orchid's toxic mist left her disoriented.
• Ye Fan caught Shao Yue, cleared the mist from her, then seized Hua Qianyu and slapped her backside after she accused him of being a lecher.

Ye Fan subdued Hua Qianyu after she targeted Shao Yue, and forced her to promise not to trouble Shao Yue again. The story then shifted to Shao Yue learning that Lu Feng was safe and to Jun Ziyi revealing that Jun Ziya and Jun Zi Shuo’s conflict was connected to Tang Jing.

• Ye Fan spanked Hua Qianyu and knocked aside disciples who tried to rescue her, while Shao Yue pleaded for him to stop.
• The Valley Master and Rose arrived, and Ye Fan left with them to discuss Apothecary Di Chen’s treatment for an old affliction.
• After the elders departed, Hua Qianyu asked Shao Yue about Ye Fan and promised not to trouble her, but Tang Yuan helped Shao Yue avoid answering.
• Tang Yuan reassured Shao Yue that Lu Feng was safe and would visit soon, then recounted their journey as she asked about her master.
• At Jun Family Ancestral Mountain, Jun Ziyi told Lu Feng and Jun Zi Mo that the family did not know about the rift between Jun Ziya and Jun Zi Shuo, and Lu Feng guessed it involved Tang Jing.

After fleeing assassins for more than ten days, Ye Jianli crossed a deadly marsh to reach a secluded wooden house whose wine fragrance had drawn him in. He drank the old man's Lover's Tears, then collapsed when the old man struck several points on his body.

• Ye Jianli escaped through the wilderness, killing dozens of pursuers with the Blood Crying Sword while suffering numerous wounds.
• Ye Jianli found a small wooden house across a poisonous, bottomless marsh and slowly moved through the mire to reach it.
• An old man in green robes welcomed Ye Jianli, who praised the wine and identified it as Lover's Tears.
• The old man explained how Lover's Tears was brewed and gave Ye Jianli two jars, which Ye Jianli quickly drank.
• Ye Jianli began coughing violently, and the old man struck several of his points, leaving him unconscious.

Chen Zimeng encountered a Kun and witnessed memories of the vanished Yunmeng Marsh and the Kun graveyard before meeting Linghu Tao. Linghu Tao revealed the Cypress Leaf Sect’s calamity was tied to an Alien Race curse and asked Chen Zimeng to help him escape; after borrowing Linked Beacon Fire, he sent Chen Zimeng away.

• Chen Zimeng and his companions arrived in a starry void, where Chen Zimeng touched a Kun and shared its memories of Yunmeng Marsh and the Kun’s destruction.
• Chen Zimeng met Linghu Tao, who revealed he needed two more days to escape and warned that the Cypress Leaf Sect was likely already drenched in blood.
• Linghu Tao explained that the Alien Race had cursed the Cypress Leaf Sect and described how they had infiltrated the cultivation world after the Heaven River Sea seal weakened seven hundred years earlier.
• Chen Zimeng revealed that he was a Calamity Responder, and Linghu Tao borrowed Linked Beacon Fire to break free after Chen admitted he could not use curse arts.
• Linghu Tao told Chen Zimeng that his companions were safe in another space, confirmed that the earlier entrants were dead, and sent Chen away after using Linked Beacon Fire.

Lu Feng faced Ghost Demon in the mountain fog and adapted his Fishing Fire Sword Intent to counter the Phantom Shadow Saber Technique. In the Blood Clan Territory, Jin Guan Bai revealed a secret about the Young Emperor’s father, while Sword Old Man identified Lu Feng as the young swordsman who had broken his Baleful Sword Technique and reached a still higher realm.

• Ghost Demon ambushed Lu Feng with the Phantom Shadow Saber Technique, but Lu Feng used his Fishing Fire Sword Intent to withstand the assault and gain a slight advantage.
• Ghost Demon stopped fighting and vanished into the fog, and Lu Feng wondered whether the Six Freaks’ disturbing appearances came from their cultivation of the Seven Hearts Demonic Art.
• Jin Guan Peipei told Jin Guan Bai and Jin Guan Kai that Sword Old Man’s injuries were stabilized, then demanded to know why the Young Emperor had summoned her back and protected Jiang Ruoyun.
• Jin Guan Bai began explaining that the Young Emperor’s father had once had a romance among humans, prompting Jin Guan Peipei and Jin Guan Kai to suspect Jiang Ruoyun was connected to the secret.
• Sword Old Man woke and reported that an ordinary young man had broken his sword momentum and caused his backlash; Jin Guan Bai, Jin Guan Kai, and Jin Guan Peipei realized the swordsman was likely Lu Feng.
• Sword Old Man said Lu Feng had probably touched a realm of swordsmanship beyond the Swordless Realm, leaving the three Jin Guans horrified.

Lu Feng overcame Flower Demon's relentless hidden-weapon assault by using the rain to redirect arrows and force Flower Demon to withdraw. Flower Demon told him his two brothers were waiting in a courtyard three li ahead, leaving Lu Feng wondering why the Heaven Demon had not appeared.

• Lu Feng resisted Poison Demon's poisoned rain and needle, then thwarted Yin Demon's traps and resisted his soul-affecting attack.
• Flower Demon attacked Lu Feng with powerful short arrows and used prediction to make each dodge more dangerous.
• Lu Feng shaped raindrops into needles to disrupt the arrows, then unleashed a wide-ranging rain of water needles that forced Flower Demon out of hiding.
• Lu Feng condensed water-awl weapons and a close-fitting shield, convincing Flower Demon that continuing the fight would be costly.
• Flower Demon withdrew and told Lu Feng that his two brothers were waiting in a small courtyard three li ahead.
• Lu Feng wondered whether the Heaven Demon was waiting at the courtyard or whether only five of the Six Monsters remained.

Lu Feng reached the Qiong Ridge courtyard and learned that Ning Xiang had successfully achieved the Saint Maha Body, while Illusion Demon was dying from an old injury worsened by his battle and help to her. Illusion Demon entrusted Ghost Performer to Lu Feng and asked him to strike at the Sun Family patriarch if they ever met, then suddenly turned Ghost Performer around as she cried out for Lu Feng’s help.

• Lu Feng arrived at the courtyard and found Ye Fan and Tang Yuan waiting; they told him Ning Xiang was recovering and described how the Qiong Ridge Six Oddities had treated him differently from them.
• Tang Yuan told Lu Feng that Red Scorpion had brought Jiang Ruoyun’s peach blossom hairpin and said Yun Meizi could not come because the Love Tomb had matters to handle.
• Ghost Performer arrived and told Lu Feng that Illusion Demon was dying after spending his remaining strength in a final battle and helping Ning Xiang.
• Lu Feng and the others reached Ning Xiang at the Spirit Gathering Array and saw that she had successfully achieved the Saint Maha Body.
• Illusion Demon joined Ghost Performer’s hand with Lu Feng’s, asked Lu Feng to take care of her, and requested that he strike Sun Cen if they ever met.
• Illusion Demon turned Ghost Performer around despite her resistance, and she called to Lu Feng for help.

Illusion Demon transferred his remaining Source Power to Ghost Performer, while Lu Feng and the others suspected the Qiong Ridge Six Oddities’ true history. Ning Xiang emerged transformed and powerful, but Lu Feng discovered Poisonous Taint bound to her soul core, leading her to reveal that she had refused to absorb Poison Third Uncle’s Source Power because she could not abandon her Maha Poison Body.

• Illusion Demon poured his remaining Source Power, including the other oddities’ auras, into Ghost Performer as Lu Feng, Ye Fan, and Tang Yuan wondered whether he had devoured and impersonated his brothers.
• Ghost Performer reached the Heaven Soul Realm, and Ning Xiang emerged from the Spirit Gathering Array transformed and stabilized at the Heaven Soul Realm Third Breath.
• Lu Feng examined Ning Xiang and found Poisonous Taint wrapped around her soul core, prompting Ye Fan to suspect Illusion Demon had harmed her.
• Ning Xiang explained that she had knowingly accepted Yin Fifth Uncle’s Source Power to stabilize her cultivation but had refused to refine Poison Third Uncle’s poisonous Source Power.
• Ning Xiang admitted she could not let go of her Maha Poison Body, while Ye Fan urged her to absorb the Poisonous Taint and embrace her Saint Maha Body.

Ning Xiang accepted the Poisonous Source despite Ye Fan’s objections, while Ghost Performer reached her limit and Illusion Demon died after giving her his remaining strength. As Ghost Performer revealed the Qiong Ridge Six Oddities’ tragic past and their ties to Artisan Hero, Lu Feng began to suspect his own origins were connected to the Soul Gate.

• Ning Xiang resolved to refine the Poisonous Source so she could gain strength quickly, even though Ye Fan and Lu Feng opposed her choice.
• Ghost Performer’s strength reached the third stage of the Heaven Soul Realm, and Illusion Demon gave her his Storage Ring and died after using his remaining life and soul power to strengthen her.
• Ghost Performer confirmed that the other five Qiong Ridge Six Oddities had died in the battle years ago and explained that Illusion Demon had impersonated them to preserve their presence and protect her.
• Ghost Performer revealed that the Juexi Sect had tortured and killed Heaven Demon, prompting the Oddities to cultivate the Seven Hearts Demonic Art and destroy the sect before the Sun Family and allied forces hunted them down.
• Ghost Performer said Artisan Hero and another great figure had helped Illusion Demon and the others during the encirclement, leading Lu Feng to wonder whether his own origins were connected to the Soul Gate.

Lu Feng learned more about the Soul Gate’s ties to powerful figures and sought Artisan Hero’s help against Limitless Sect by activating one of his arrays. When Artisan Hero sensed that something had happened to Illusion Demon, he hurried toward Qiong Ridge.

• Ghost Performer explained that Ghost Doctor and Artisan Hero had helped Illusion Demon survive the battle, while the Qiong Ridge Six Oddities’ sacrifices had enabled him to master the Seven Hearts Demonic Art.
• Lu Feng decided to seek Artisan Hero’s aid against Limitless Sect and went with Tang Yuan to find an array that could alert him; Tang Yuan agreed to accompany Lu Feng while keeping his identity concealed.
• Lu Feng and Tang Yuan uncovered Artisan Hero’s Nine Figurines Array, and Tang Yuan was sent flying when he challenged its Great Strength Figurine.
• Lu Feng recognized the Nine Figurines Array’s formidable power and hoped Artisan Hero would honor his promise to teach him how to use it.
• Artisan Hero sensed that something had happened to Illusion Demon and rushed out toward the Teleportation Array, while the Ghost Empress reminded him to return and improve Qian Er’s array strength.