Chapter Summaries

Su Yu fought Yue Qianshan on the Canghai battle platform and was driven back by the crushing force of his heavy sword. When Yue Qianshan unleashed Heavy Mountain Cleaving Heaven, Su Yu revealed a fusion of Wind Intent and Cloud Intent and redirected the blow, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Su Yu and Yue Qianshan began their duel after exchanging remarks about their Sword Intent and hidden strength.
• Su Yu attacked with the Thunderbolt Sword Art, but Yue Qianshan used Strength Intent and his heavy sword to break his momentum and force him back.
• Yue Qianshan declared that the fight would end if Su Yu had no more strength and unleashed Heavy Mountain Cleaving Heaven.
• Su Yu combined Wind Intent and Cloud Intent, startling the observers who recognized a fusion of Martial Dao True Intent.
• Su Yu's Wind-Cloud Sword Light redirected Yue Qianshan's heavy sword, which crashed down beside him as he escaped the strike.

Su Yu and Yue Qianshan exchanged increasingly powerful sword strikes on Canghai Platform, and Su Yu managed to wound Yue Qianshan with his Star Cloud Sword Art. As Yue Qianshan prepared his strongest strike, Su Yu sheathed the Cold Abyss Sword and began gathering a new attack.

• Su Yu used the True Meaning of Wind and Cloud to redirect Yue Qianshan's Heavy Sword and cut through the force of his Thousand Mountains Sinking River strike, though it pushed him back several steps.
• Su Yu unleashed the Star Cloud Sword Art, five forms as one, and its clash with Yue Qianshan's Heavy Sword cracked the battle platform's light barrier and injured them both.
• Yue Qianshan revealed Ten Thousand Jun Mountain Collapse and warned Su Yu that he might not be able to hold back its full force.
• Su Yu suppressed his injuries, returned the Cold Abyss Sword to its sheath, and gathered sharpness for his next attack as Yue Qianshan prepared to strike.

Su Yu defeated Yue Qianshan in a fierce clash, surviving Ten Thousand Jun Mountain Collapse with the help of the Indestructible Sutra and winning with a final series of sword strikes. The Canghai Ranking updated with Su Yu in third place.

• Su Yu sheathed the Cold Abyss Sword and gathered his Nine Percent Sword Intent as Yue Qianshan prepared Ten Thousand Jun Mountain Collapse.
• Su Yu unleashed the Heaven Slaying Sword Drawing Art, and the clash shattered parts of the battle platform’s Formation and damaged its light screen.
• Su Yu and Yue Qianshan both suffered injuries, but Su Yu’s Indestructible Sutra helped him recover while Yue Qianshan’s shoulder wound worsened.
• Su Yu avoided Yue Qianshan’s next attacks and disarmed him with a sequence of Wind-Cloud sword strikes, then held the Cold Abyss Sword three inches from his brow.
• Yue Qianshan conceded defeat, and the elder referee declared Su Yu the winner.
• Su Yu’s name appeared in third place on the Canghai Ranking as Yue Qianshan moved down one position.

Su Yu rose from outside the Canghai Ranking to first place after defeating several top-ranked geniuses at the small gathering in Tianhai City. The reassessed ranking placed Yue Qianshan second and left the assembled martial artists stunned.

• The referee ended Su Yu’s challenges for the day and continued the remaining ranking matches.
• Other martial artists fought for ranking positions, while discussion at Canghai Platform kept returning to Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan’s victories.
• The Vice President of the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce announced that the top ten would be reassessed based on strength shown at the gathering.
• The Ranking Stele listed Su Yu first, followed by Yue Qianshan, Xiao Chenzhou, and Xu Guanhai.
• Lin Yue, Luoting, Xia Li, and Yang Tian reflected on Su Yu’s rise, while Yue Qianshan accepted his defeat and Wei Qianlan reacted to dropping to fifth.

After winning first place at the Canghai Ranking Gathering, Su Yu became the talk of Tianhai City while privately refining a Sea Condensing Pill and strengthening his cultivation. He set out to claim his rewards at the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce, with Yan Qingxuan waiting for him in the courtyard.

• The Wanhai Chamber of Commerce distributed the standard ranking rewards but did not announce the promised special reward for Su Yu.
• The referee elder ended the gathering, and Su Yu's victory spread throughout Tianhai City over the following days.
• Su Yu examined the Soul Light Orb in his Sea of Consciousness and noted that its purple portion had grown to nearly eighty percent.
• Su Yu swallowed the Sea Condensing Pill and cultivated for three days, bringing his True Essence Sea close to the peak of the first level of the Sea Breaking Realm.
• Su Yu decided to visit the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce to claim his Spirit Tide Chamber opportunity, and he found Yan Qingxuan waiting in the courtyard.

Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan visited the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce to claim their Canghai Ranking rewards. Yan Qingxuan chose the Purple Star Gloves, while Su Yu was left to select his reward.

• Su Yu repaid Yan Qingxuan the spirit stones he had borrowed, and she returned the extra amount he offered as interest.
• Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan arrived at the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce, where Song Yuan escorted them to the Vice President.
• The Vice President led them into the treasure vault and explained that each could choose one mid-grade Profound Rank resource.
• Yan Qingxuan chose the Purple Star Gloves after Su Yu pointed out how well they suited her Ziwei Intent and palm techniques.
• Yan Qingxuan tested the gloves with her True Essence, confirmed their resonance with her Ziwei Intent, and put them away; Su Yu's turn to choose followed.

Su Yu chose the Mysterious-tier Mid-grade Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps, which suited his Wind and Cloud Intents. The Vice President offered him a Dongxuan Token qualifying him for the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering, but Su Yu hesitated because the event might conflict with his plan to reach the Central Domain.

• Su Yu passed over other techniques and selected Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps as an upgrade to his Thousand Illusory Shadows.
• The Vice President sent Yan Qingxuan to the Spirit Tide Chamber and privately told Su Yu that his special first-place reward was a Dongxuan Token.
• The Vice President explained that the token granted entry to the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering, a contest for the Eastern Domain’s top young geniuses, scheduled for half a year later.
• Su Yu worried that attending could delay his journey to the Central Domain, so he asked for time to consider; the Vice President kept the token at the Chamber of Commerce.

Su Yu cultivated in the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce’s Spirit Tide Chamber for three days and broke through from the first layer to the second layer of the Sea Breaking Realm. He stabilized his new cultivation before leaving the chamber.

• The Vice President explained that Su Yu could cultivate in the Spirit Tide Chamber for three days, and Su Yu entered to begin training.
• Su Yu used the Spiritual Qi tides to reach the peak of the first layer of the Sea Breaking Realm on the first day.
• Su Yu refined and compressed his True Essence on the second day until a crack formed in the barrier to the second layer.
• On the third day, Su Yu broke through to the second layer of the Sea Breaking Realm during the final Spiritual Qi tide.
• Su Yu stabilized his cultivation with the Azure Profound Divine Art and Indestructible Sutra, then left the Spirit Tide Chamber.

After three days in the Spirit Tide Chamber, Su Yu broke through to the second level of the Sea Breaking Realm and met with the Vice President alongside Wei Qianlan and Yan Qingxuan. He and Yan Qingxuan left the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce together, exchanged their real ages, and continued toward the inn.

• Su Yu emerged from the Spirit Tide Chamber at the second level of the Sea Breaking Realm and met Wei Qianlan, who invited him to see the Vice President about his treasury reward.
• Yan Qingxuan and the Vice President joined Su Yu and Wei Qianlan, and the Vice President asked Su Yu his age.
• Su Yu said he was eighteen, leaving Wei Qianlan and the Vice President astonished by his age and accomplishments.
• Wei Qianlan left, and Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan departed the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce together.
• Yan Qingxuan confirmed she was three months short of nineteen, and Su Yu joked that she could keep saying she was eighteen.

Su Yu learned that the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering would bring together the Eastern Domain’s greatest young geniuses and decided it was worth attending. Elder Zhou and Situ Hai then worried that Heavenly Sword Mountain might recruit Su Yu before he could join the Luochen Sect, but Elder Zhou resolved to let Su Yu choose his own path.

• Su Yu told Elder Zhou and Situ Hai about the Dongxuan Token and the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering, and Elder Zhou explained the gathering’s importance and timing.
• Elder Zhou advised Su Yu to attend the gathering, while Situ Hai cautioned that its competitors would be far stronger than those at the Canghai Ranking.
• Yan Qingxuan said she was interested in attending and might qualify if she improved her strength.
• After Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan left, Situ Hai warned that Heavenly Sword Mountain might recruit Su Yu because of his Great Accomplishment Sword Intent.
• Elder Zhou said he would offer Su Yu a path to the Luochen Sect but would let him decide whether it suited him.

Su Yu accepted the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce’s Dongxuan Token and prepared to attend the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering, using the chamber’s support to cultivate in Tianhai City. After stabilizing his cultivation, he practiced the Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps and gradually learned to move with the wind.

• Su Yu accepted the Dongxuan Token after the Vice President explained that the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce hoped to share in the Dragon Luck gained at the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering.
• The Vice President offered Su Yu five months of cultivation support, including access to the Spirit Tide Chamber and other resources.
• Su Yu cultivated in the Spirit Tide Chamber until the instability in his True Essence Sea eased.
• Su Yu studied the Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps and found his first attempt too stiff because he moved before the Wind Momentum could form.
• Su Yu adjusted his true essence and steps to follow the wind, practicing until midnight as his movements grew lighter.

Su Yu cultivated Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps until he reached Lesser Accomplishment, then prepared to advance his cultivation. The chapter ended with him taking out the Spirit Nurturing Pill to break through to the third level of the Sea Breaking Realm.

• Su Yu practiced Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps in his courtyard and achieved Initial Accomplishment after three days.
• Su Yu spent the next month refining his True Essence at the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce and practicing the movement technique at night.
• Su Yu reached Lesser Accomplishment in Wind Riding Cloud Treading Steps, allowing Wind Momentum and Cloud Momentum to conceal his aura during movement.
• Su Yu stabilized his second-level Sea Breaking Realm cultivation and took out the Spirit Nurturing Pill to attempt a breakthrough to the third level.

Su Yu broke through to the third layer of the Sea Breaking Realm and spent two months tempering his cultivation and mastering the Thunderbolt Sword Art. By the end, he had advanced the Azure Profound Divine Art to its twelfth layer and reached great accomplishment in the sword art as the year drew to a close.

• Su Yu used a Spirit Nurturing Pill to break through to the third layer of the Sea Breaking Realm.
• Su Yu stabilized his cultivation in the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce's Spirit Tide Chamber and practiced the Thunderbolt Sword Art in its training room.
• Su Yu gradually linked Thunderbolt Flash, Thunderbolt Strike, and Thunderbolt Piercing into a single flowing sword strike.
• Su Yu advanced the Azure Profound Divine Art to its twelfth layer after two months of cultivation and tempering.
• Su Yu shattered three Sword Testing Stones with consecutive strikes, confirming that his Thunderbolt Sword Art had reached great accomplishment.
• Su Yu left the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce and saw year-end lanterns illuminating Tianhai City's streets.

Su Yu and his companions celebrated the year's end in Tianhai City after months of training, while Elder Zhou explained the entry requirements for the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering. The gathering remained a distant challenge as the group shared a rare peaceful night together.

• Su Yu returned to the inn after reaching the twelfth layer of the Azure Profound Divine Art and Great Accomplishment in the Thunderbolt Sword Art.
• Su Yu joined Luoting, Lin Yue, Chu Changge, Ye Chen, and the others for the year's end feast, where Elder Zhou praised their training but said they were still far from qualifying for the Eastern Pole True Dragon Gathering.
• Elder Zhou explained that the gathering's provisional qualification test required the Sea Breaking Realm, giving Su Yu's companions a sliver of hope.
• Elder Zhou described the powerful sects, clans, dynasties, and nonhuman forces of the Central Domain as the group celebrated and discussed their ambitions.
• Yan Qingxuan poured Su Yu another cup of wine, while Xia Yun Huang noticed them and quietly lowered her cup.

On New Year's Eve in Tianhai City, Su Yu reflected on the burdens and purpose behind his cultivation, while Xia Yun Huang and Yan Qingxuan spoke with him about their feelings and ambitions. The chapter ended with people across the Southern Domain thinking of Su Yu, including his family, who awaited his return and the birth of another child.

• Su Yu watched Tianhai City's lights and reflected on his journey, his growing burdens, and the people and enemies tied to his path.
• Xia Yun Huang asked whether Su Yu was close to Yan Qingxuan, then resolved to grow stronger so she could stand beside him someday.
• Yan Qingxuan asked Su Yu what cultivation was for, and he said he wanted to reach the pinnacle so no one could decide the lives of those close to him.
• At the Yunlan Sect, Su Yan, Su Mei, Su Yun, and Ye Xuan celebrated the New Year and hoped to become stronger before seeing Su Yu and Ye Chen again.
• At the Su Family estate, Shen Yuening revealed her pregnancy, and Su Tianxing promised that Su Yu would return within five years.
• In Yun Jin City, the Shen Family remembered Su Yu's help, while Shen Qianqian reread the ranking page bearing his name and wondered how far he had gone.

Su Yu and the others learned that Tianhai City’s ten-year sea beast tide had arrived half a month early, and the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce offered them the choice to join the defense. Most of the Southern Domain group volunteered, and the chapter ended with the Vice President asking Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan to decide.

• The Coastal Defense Line alarm bell rang, and Song Yuan told Su Yu and the others that the great tide had come early.
• The Vice President explained that the tide would arrive in eight waves, growing from low-level sea beasts to threats that could include beasts near the fifth level.
• The Vice President offered the Southern Domain group the option to fight as temporary guest elders of the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce, with expert support and battle merits.
• Elder Zhou warned the group not to show off and to retreat when necessary.
• Luoting, Lin Yue, Ye Chen, Chu Changge, Xia Li, Yang Tian, Luo Yunshang, and Xia Yun Huang chose to join the battle.
• The Vice President asked Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan whether they would join the defense.

Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan agreed to join the defense against the approaching sea beast tide, and the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce assigned them places on the eastern Coastal Defense Line. As the first wave neared, the gathered factions prepared to let younger fighters meet the initial attack, while the leaders wondered why the tide had arrived early.

• Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan accepted Temporary Guest Elder Tokens and agreed to help defend Tianhai City.
• The Vice President assigned Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan to wait for stronger sea beasts, while other young martial artists would fill the front line as needed.
• Song Yuan led Su Yu and the others to the eastern Coastal Defense Line as urgent bells and a distant beast roar announced the approaching tide.
• Su Yu met Liu Tingchao at the defense line, where the City Lord, sect leaders, family heads, and young fighters from across the region had gathered.
• The leaders noted that the sea beast tide had arrived half a month early and agreed to let the younger generation face the first waves cautiously.
• The Qin Family patriarch spotted Su Yu among the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce's group.

As the ten-year sea beast tide approached Tianhai City, Su Yu and martial artists from across the region gathered to defend the city. The City Lord rallied the defenders, and the first sea beast struck the shore.

• The Wanhai Chamber of Commerce's Vice President confirmed that Su Yu had received the Dongxuan Token because his strength deserved it.
• Su Yu and the other young martial artists joined Tianhai City's packed defensive line as the tide drew closer.
• Yue Qianshan said he would defeat Su Yu next time, while Gu Hanzhou assured Lu Mingchuan that Xu Guanhai was on his way.
• The City Lord declared everyone on the defense line a defender of the city, and the gathered martial artists vowed to drive the sea beasts back.
• The first sea beast burst from the tide and crashed into the coastal reefs.

Yang Tian and the younger martial artists helped hold the defense line against the first wave of the Sea Beast tide, while Su Yu and the Half Step Sea Breaking Realm fighters waited in reserve. As the first wave began to subside, a second wave arrived far earlier than expected, suggesting something beneath the sea was driving the tide onward.

• The young martial artists met the first Sea Beasts at the shore, and formation guards pulled injured fighters back while others filled their places.
• Yang Tian, Xia Li, Luo Yunshang, and Xia Yun Huang reinforced a breach in East Section Three and helped stabilize the defense.
• As waves and Sea Beasts battered the line for hours, the defenders rotated through the front while Su Yu and the other reserve fighters held back.
• The first wave gradually waned, but the Vice President and the City Lord noticed the second wave forming before the expected interval had passed.
• The second wave surged toward the shore early, and the Vice President suspected something deep beneath the sea was driving the tide.

As the second, heavier wave of Sea Beasts struck Tianhai City’s defenses, Ye Chen and his companions replaced the exhausted fighters at East Section Three and stabilized the breach. Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan noticed the waves were arriving unusually close together and suspected something was driving the beasts from the deep sea.

• The second wave of Sea Beasts crashed ashore before the defenders had recovered, forcing the defensive line into a fiercer battle.
• Yang Tian, Xia Li, Luo Yunshang, and Xia Yun Huang struggled to hold East Section Three as Sea Beasts wounded and drove them back.
• Ye Chen, Chu Changge, Luoting, and Lin Yue replaced the exhausted fighters and used swordsmanship, lightning, and brute force to hold East Section Three.
• The Vice President of the Wanhai Chamber of Commerce and the City Lord of Tianhai praised the Southern Domain youths’ strength as they watched the fighting.
• Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan observed that the waves were coming too quickly and that something seemed to be pushing the Sea Beasts forward from the deep sea.