Chapter Summaries

Yi Xiaofeng fought Red Specter, escaped with Zhuo Xianrong, and guarded her overnight at an inn. The next morning, he wounded a Blue-Clad Young Master who had flirted with her, then told Zhuo Xianrong he could not leave her.

• Yi Xiaofeng used his sword techniques to fight Red Specter, but the beast proved too strong and chased him until he struck it with World Under Heaven Sword, Hearing the Dao.
• Yi Xiaofeng found Red Specter had vanished into a hole underground, then reunited with Zhuo Xianrong and took her safely back to the city.
• At the inn, Zhuo Xianrong made Yi Xiaofeng guard outside her room overnight while he meditated and healed his injuries.
• The next morning, a Blue-Clad Young Master flirted with Zhuo Xianrong, and she ordered Yi Xiaofeng to gouge out his eyes.
• Yi Xiaofeng sent sword qi through the Blue-Clad Young Master's shoulder, then told Zhuo Xianrong he was more worried about her safety than leaving her.

Yi Xiaofeng returned to the palace with Zhuo Xianrong after their encounter with the Divine Beast Red Specter, then faced suspicion from Eunuch Xu, who challenged him to a sword spar. After learning that Red Specter had become a public omen of disaster, Yi Xiaofeng heard that Nan Qin Honored One was urging him to retreat from the Wu Kingdom Royal City.

• Zhuo Xianrong told Zhuo Pintian that she and Yi Xiaofeng had encountered Red Specter, and Yi Xiaofeng declined a reward for saving her.
• Dark Night Ghost Spirit told Yi Xiaofeng that the young eunuch Ye Wen had asked about him, but Yi Xiaofeng ordered the spirit to leave Ye Wen alone.
• Eunuch Xu challenged Yi Xiaofeng to a sword spar, defeated him in fewer than thirty exchanges, and concluded that he was not the Sword Saint Disciple.
• Yi Xiaofeng logged off and saw that Red Specter's appearance had become a trending topic, with online posts predicting trouble at the Wu Kingdom Emperor's Ascension Ceremony.
• Qin Qinxue visited Yi Xiaofeng and relayed Nan Qin Honored One's warning that a great calamity was approaching and asked whether Yi Xiaofeng would retreat.

Yi Xiaofeng learned that Cold Chamber Mountain was bargaining with Zhuo Pintian for recognition in the Wu Kingdom, while preparing for the approaching Ascension Ceremony. After Shen Qiandong left the Imperial Study, Yi Xiaofeng spotted a red glow at his chest and realized he carried an ownerless treasure.

• Yi Xiaofeng refused to attend the Ascension Ceremony preparations and sparring events, then was pulled into a practice duel by Zhuo Xianrong.
• Yi Xiaofeng learned that the Heaven Sword Saint Sect had arrived in the Imperial Palace to help maintain order.
• Shen Qiandong offered Zhuo Pintian spirit stones and pills in exchange for allowing Cold Chamber Mountain to recruit disciples openly in the Wu Kingdom.
• Zhuo Pintian accepted Shen Qiandong's increased offer while planning to exploit Cold Chamber Mountain and later turn against it.
• Yi Xiaofeng noticed a red glow on Shen Qiandong's chest as he left and recognized that he was carrying an ownerless treasure.

Yi Xiaofeng overheard Zhuo Pintian and Xia Bodao worry that incriminating documents had disappeared, then watched Jian Zhen draw attention to World Under Heaven Swordsman in the Royal City. Zhuo Xianrong later revealed that Nascent Soul expert Eunuch Xu had returned to serve the Wu Kingdom Royal Family.

• Consort Xiao told Zhuo Pintian that the documents were missing, and Zhuo Pintian contacted Xia Bodao to discuss their secret plan and the risk of exposure.
• Yi Xiaofeng overheard their conversation through the Spirit Devouring Scorpion and decided they still did not suspect him.
• Jian Zhen challenged the Royal City’s swordsmen and won five swordsmanship duels while boasting about his victories.
• Zhuo Xianrong invited Pan An to see Yi Xiaofeng, but he refused to risk being recognized, and she went to see World Under Heaven Swordsman without him.
• Zhuo Xianrong told Yi Xiaofeng she had seen Sword Ghoul and learned that Eunuch Xu, a Nascent Soul swordsmanship expert, had returned to the Wu Kingdom Royal Family.

Yi Xiaofeng prepared to assassinate Zhuo Pintian at the Ascension Ceremony while reflecting on the personal cost of pursuing his mission. Meanwhile, Zhuo Pintian sought guidance from Wu Kingdom’s Old Ancestor, whose shadow appeared to rise from the golden wall after he left.

• Yi Xiaofeng promised Zhuo Xianrong he would protect her, then told her a story inspired by Bai Hongxiao to prepare her for the possibility that he might oppose her father.
• With two days left until the Ascension Ceremony, Yi Xiaofeng rehearsed his position among the imperial guards and planned to kill Zhuo Pintian when he passed.
• Dark Night Ghost Spirit warned Yi Xiaofeng that Dao Law Sect Golden Core cultivators were hiding among the imperial guards and sent him their appearances.
• Zhuo Pintian visited the Ancestral Hall, asked his Old Ancestor about palace anomalies and the Red Specter, then left after receiving no reply.
• After Zhuo Pintian departed, his shadow fell across the golden wall, where it looked like a human figure slowly rising.

On the eve of the Ascension Ceremony, Han Yuan and the others encountered a Heaven Sword Saint Sect disciple who challenged Jian Zhen, while Yi Xiaofeng prepared for the ceremony. A Ferocious Spirit sent by Lord Red Specter urged Yi Xiaofeng to kill Zhuo Pintian, warning that his rise would endanger the Wu Kingdom and Da Qian Province, and promised an unknown opportunity in return.

• Han Yuan and his companions discussed the Ascension Ceremony and recognized several Heaven Sword Saint Sect disciples at their inn.
• Ye Feng approached the group asking for Yi Xiaofeng, and Jian Zhen challenged him to a sword duel after Ye Feng provoked Han Yuan.
• Yi Xiaofeng concealed hidden weapons in his room and wondered how to understand the Astonishing God Swordplay before the ceremony.
• A blood-covered Ferocious Spirit entered Yi Xiaofeng's room and said Lord Red Specter had sent it to ask him to kill Zhuo Pintian.
• The Ferocious Spirit accused Zhuo Pintian of grave crimes and warned that his ascension would bring down the Wu Kingdom's fortune, but it could not explain the promised opportunity.

As the Wu Kingdom prepared for Zhuo Pintian’s Ascension Ceremony, Yi Xiaofeng positioned himself among the Imperial Guards while the major cultivation sects gathered at the palace. He waited tensely for the ceremony to begin, knowing he would have to rely on himself.

• The Ferocious Spirit explained that divine beasts could not personally kill mortals blessed with great fortune and clarified that the Red Specter Yi Xiaofeng had encountered was Lord Red Specter's offspring.
• On the eve of the ceremony, rumors about Yi Xiaofeng and his possible plans spread across the real-world internet.
• Yi Xiaofeng joined the Imperial Guards before dawn and watched for threats, wary of Eunuch Xu and resolved to either succeed or die.
• Zhuo Xianrong spotted Yi Xiaofeng near the palace and waved, but he did not respond.
• Han Yuan, Liu Ruqin, Jian Zhen, and other members of the World Under Heaven Swordsmen entered the palace alongside sect delegations, including the Heaven Sword Saint Sect led by Han Li.
• Eunuch Ye felt reassured by the presence of the Nan Qin Honored One, Liu Ruqin, and Jian Zhen, while Han Li observed the World Under Heaven Swordsmen with interest.

During Zhuo Pintian’s enthronement, a supernatural figure appeared over the altar and Wu Kingdom’s qi luck infused the emperor as he returned to the palace. Yi Xiaofeng prepared to assassinate him, but another attacker was killed by Eunuch Xu before Yi Xiaofeng’s plan could begin.

• As dark clouds gathered, Zhuo Pintian emerged from the palace and began the enthronement rites while Yi Xiaofeng watched from among the crowd.
• Lightning struck the altar’s stele, and a towering figure resembling the Wu Kingdom Old Ancestor appeared as the citizens knelt.
• After Zhuo Pintian completed the rites and descended from the altar, pillars of qi luck repeatedly infused him as he walked back toward the palace.
• An Imperial Guard attacked Zhuo Pintian, but Eunuch Xu killed the assassin instantly, discouraging any further attacks.
• Yi Xiaofeng prepared to strike and studied Eunuch Xu’s movements while Zhuo Pintian approached him.
• Zhuo Xianrong noticed Yi Xiaofeng’s sword-gripping hand positions and wondered what he intended to do.

Yi Xiaofeng attacked Zhuo Pintian during the Ascension Ceremony, killing the new emperor as Eunuch Xu tried to protect him. Han Li stopped Eunuch Xu from killing Yi Xiaofeng, and Yi revealed his identity as Sword Saint Bai Hongxiao’s direct disciple.

• Zhuo Xianrong suspected that Pan An intended to assassinate her father, while the gathered cultivators watched Zhuo Pintian approach the Main Hall.
• Yi Xiaofeng drew Demon Sword Wu Fa and charged Zhuo Pintian, using Golden Eye Space Contraction to evade Eunuch Xu and strike with World Under Heaven Sword, Hearing the Dao.
• Eunuch Xu tried to shield Zhuo Pintian, but Yi Xiaofeng’s attack overwhelmed them and Zhuo Pintian collapsed in a pool of blood.
• Han Li captured Yi Xiaofeng and blocked Eunuch Xu’s attempt to kill him, while Yi claimed Zhuo Pintian had colluded with the Dao Law Sect of Great Southern Province and presented evidence.
• Yi Xiaofeng wiped away his disguise and identified himself as a direct disciple of Sword Saint Bai Hongxiao.

Yi Xiaofeng exposed Zhuo Pintian’s alleged treason and presented evidence to the assembled sects and Wu Kingdom officials. After Zhuo Pintian’s soul denied the accusations, Yi Xiaofeng played a jade-slip recording that revealed Zhuo Pintian’s dealings with Xia Bodao, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Yi Xiaofeng revealed that he was Pan An and accused Zhuo Pintian of colluding with Wei Mo and Great Southern Province.
• Han Li examined Yi Xiaofeng’s written statements, and three Ministers of Finance and the righteous sects found them convincing.
• Yi Xiaofeng explained that Zhou Gua, Luo Yutian, and Red Specter had urged him to act against Zhuo Pintian, while a Qianji Palace elder sensed Wei Mo’s demonic aura in the city.
• Eunuch Xu extracted Zhuo Pintian’s soul, which accused Yi Xiaofeng of fabricating the evidence and denied knowing Wei Mo.
• Yi Xiaofeng played a Letter Jade recording of Zhuo Pintian discussing the plan with Xia Bodao, exposing their conspiracy before the gathered crowd.

Yi Xiaofeng exposed Zhuo Pintian’s dealings with an enemy province, prompting Han Li to detain the emperor’s soul while the truth was investigated. As Zhuo Xianrong confronted Yi Xiaofeng, Wei Mo arrived above the city with the Seven Stars Cauldron and challenged Han Li.

• Yi Xiaofeng gave Han Li the Letter Jade, and Han Li took custody of Zhuo Pintian’s soul while ordering Yi Xiaofeng to remain for the investigation.
• Zhuo Xianrong confronted Yi Xiaofeng, but Guo Lingling stopped her from striking him, and Yi Xiaofeng told her how her father had tried to control him through the royal ancestor.
• Yi Xiaofeng claimed an expert from Black Night Mountain had destroyed Zhuo Pintian’s ancestor, and Zhuo Pintian and Zhuo Xianrong reacted with shock.
• Wei Mo appeared in the thunderclouds above the city with the Seven Stars Cauldron and told Han Li that Bai Hongxiao had left Da Qian Province.

Wei Mo attacked the imperial palace, but Han Li and the other cultivators drove him away and exposed Zhuo Pintian’s crimes. Han Li warned Yi Xiaofeng that Great Southern Province’s experts would soon arrive and said someone who had helped them was waiting outside the city.

• Wei Mo appeared above the palace, and Han Li led the assembled cultivators into battle against him in the thunderclouds.
• Zhuo Xianrong reminded Yi Xiaofeng of his old promises, but he offered only to send World Under Heaven Swordsman to help her if she was in danger.
• Eunuch Ye revealed that he was Yi Xiaofeng’s sword spirit, Dark Night Ghost Spirit, and that he had taken possession of the eunuch’s body.
• Han Li and the other cultivators returned wounded after Wei Mo left, and Nan Qin Honored One explained Wei Mo’s connection to Wei Qixin.
• Han Li confirmed that Zhuo Pintian was guilty and told Yi Xiaofeng he could leave, warning that Great Southern Province’s experts would soon arrive and that someone was waiting outside the city.

Yi Xiaofeng left the imperial palace after assassinating Wu Kingdom’s new emperor, while Consort Xiao took the blame for the pledges linking the court to Great Southern Province. Outside the city, Luo Yutian joined World Under Heaven Swordsman, and Yi Xiaofeng led the group toward Cold Chamber Mountain.

• After Eunuch Ye collapsed, the Dark Night Ghost Spirit flew from his corpse into Yi Xiaofeng, who left the palace with his companions.
• Consort Xiao claimed responsibility for the written pledges and said Zhuo Pintian had known nothing about her dealings with Great Southern Province.
• News of Yi Xiaofeng’s assassination of Wu Kingdom’s new emperor spread online, while rumors stirred the city.
• Outside the city, Yi Xiaofeng offered Luo Yutian the choice of becoming his disciple or joining World Under Heaven Swordsman, and Luo Yutian chose to join.
• Yi Xiaofeng told Luo Yutian about the Dao Law Sect’s involvement and led the group toward Cold Chamber Mountain.

Yi Xiaofeng defeated Jian Zhen in another sword match on the way to Cold Chamber Mountain, while news of his killing the new emperor of Wu Kingdom spread across the Cultivation World and Earth. The group’s rest was interrupted by the arrival of the Divine Beast Red Specter, who came to fulfill a promise to Yi Xiaofeng.

• Han Yuan explained that Cold Chamber Mountain had hunted his master, and Luo Yutian agreed to confront the sect on their journey.
• Xia Bodao realized someone had impersonated Zhuo Pintian to question him and discovered that his divinations could not identify the culprit.
• News spread that Yi Xiaofeng had killed the new emperor of Wu Kingdom during the Ascension Ceremony, making him famous throughout Da Qian Province.
• Jian Zhen challenged Yi Xiaofeng, who used the Three Transformations Spell and his sword techniques to defeat him again.
• Luo Yutian sensed an approaching presence, and the Divine Beast Red Specter appeared to honor its promise to grant Yi Xiaofeng a stroke of fortune.

Red Specter told Yi Xiaofeng about the Subduing God Hoop hidden in Luo Fu Underground Palace and gave his group Red Specter Silk to protect them from evil ghosts. Afterward, Yi Xiaofeng spoke with Jiang Yuyao about managing World Under Heaven Swordsman, and she began coordinating with Qin Qinxue.

• Red Specter revealed that the Subduing God Hoop could subdue divine beasts and demon beasts, and said it lay in Luo Fu Underground Palace.
• Red Specter gave Yi Xiaofeng and seven others Red Specter Silk to ward off the underground palace’s evil ghosts, then departed.
• Nan Qin Honored One warned Yi Xiaofeng that Red Specter was known for cunning as well as disaster.
• After logging off, Yi Xiaofeng learned that Jiang Yuyao had recruited a hundred swordsman players as reserve members of World Under Heaven Swordsman.
• Jiang Yuyao said she would manage the organization in reality before entering the game, and Yi Xiaofeng asked Qin Qinxue to coordinate with her.

Yi Xiaofeng chose the Demonic Altar Assembly Script, which placed him between the Righteous and Demonic Paths and set several dangerous quests before him. After learning how to reach the secret gathering, he led his companions toward it, leaving the group on the verge of entering a major Demonic Path assembly.

• Jiang Yuyao offered Qin Qinxue a contract for a feature interview, while Yi Xiaofeng learned he only needed to attend major events at Eastern First Immortal Cultivation University.
• A news report showed a Ri Yang Region player using the Sword Control Technique, and Yi Xiaofeng sent Jiang Yuyao video and photo data from his Game Pod.
• Yi Xiaofeng posted a photograph introducing Luo Yutian as a new member of the World Under Heaven Swordsman, causing the social media app to crash.
• At a mountain inn, Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue selected the Demonic Altar Assembly Script and received quests involving the Righteous and Demonic Paths, rival factions, Xiao Queming, and the Demonic Altar.
• After Luo Yutian explained the Demonic Altar Assembly, an inn attendant revealed its location in an underground cave, and Yi Xiaofeng led his companions toward it.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions entered the Demonic Altar Assembly, where they encountered demonic cultivators and browsed the underground market. They left a stall owner terrified after Luo Yutian exposed his fake Nine Nether Prajna Skill manual.

• Yi Xiaofeng considered how either main quest would bring danger and resolved to take things one step at a time.
• Yi Xiaofeng and his companions reached the Demonic Altar Assembly’s cave entrance, concealed their faces, and descended through the tunnel.
• The group encountered several cultivators on the way, including a Golden Core Realm man, before reaching the Assembly’s guarded gates.
• Yi Xiaofeng and the other demonic cultivators displayed their demonic aura, identified the rest as servants, and entered the Assembly.
• Qin Qinxue spotted a fake Nine Nether Prajna Skill for sale, and Luo Yutian’s killing intent frightened the stall owner into putting it away.

Yi Xiaofeng explored the Demonic Altar Assembly, witnessed Lu Junxian defend a woman in his own strange way, and discovered a Supreme Soul Stone at a stall. The stall owner claimed the stone was priceless and would only trade it for another priceless item.

• Yi Xiaofeng stopped Luo Yutian from frightening a stall owner, then explored the underground marketplace as the group split up.
• Yi Xiaofeng watched Lu Junxian let a White-dressed Woman leave before striking the young man in black who had slapped her; after being beaten, Lu Junxian said he had fallen for a woman in the crowd.
• Lu Junxian told Yi Xiaofeng to protect the person he loved, then limped away searching for the woman whose eyes had moved him.
• Yi Xiaofeng spotted a Supreme Soul Stone that could unleash a powerful expert's will once, but only with that expert's approval.
• The stall owner said the Supreme Soul Stone was priceless and clarified that it was the item he wanted to trade for another priceless treasure.

Yi Xiaofeng learned that Immortal Lord Kong had been erased from people’s memories by the immortals and gods after defying them to protect humanity. After hearing the stall owner’s account, Yi Xiaofeng asked whether the immortals and gods might retaliate for revealing the truth.

• Yi Xiaofeng declined to buy the Supreme Soul Stone after learning it held the intent of Immortal Lord Kong, a former Number One Under Heaven.
• Yi Xiaofeng met Nan Qin Honored One listening to a storyteller and asked about his regrets and whether he would seek a Longevity Method.
• Nan Qin Honored One recognized the name Immortal Lord Kong but could not remember where he had heard it, and explained that immortals and gods could erase all traces of something from the Human World.
• Yi Xiaofeng told Nan Qin Honored One about the stone, and they returned to the stall to question its owner.
• The stall owner recounted how Immortal Lord Kong killed the Demon Ancestor despite the immortals and gods’ objections, after which they suppressed him and erased him from history.
• Yi Xiaofeng asked whether the immortals and gods would retaliate against the stall owner for telling them the story.

Yi Xiaofeng acquired the Supreme Soul Stone and learned that the Demonic Altar Assembly would select Envoys in three days. As Han Yuan prepared to compete for the position, Lu Junxian warned Yi Xiaofeng that a coffin at the Assembly would bring misfortune and might be drawn to his new treasure.

• Yi Xiaofeng traded three magical artifacts for the Supreme Soul Stone from a stall owner who claimed his family had served Immortal Lord Kong.
• Nan Qin Honored One explained that the Demonic Altar Assembly would select Envoys, and Yi Xiaofeng considered how to fulfill the Heavenly Dao’s demand without exposing his identity.
• Yi Xiaofeng’s companions agreed that Han Yuan should seek the Envoy position, and Yi Xiaofeng continued cultivating the Nine Nether Prajna Skill.
• The next morning, Yi Xiaofeng spotted Lu Junxian with another woman and noticed that the scars from his beating had vanished.
• Lu Junxian recognized Yi Xiaofeng and warned that a coffin would be opened at the Assembly, bringing misfortune to Da Qian Province, and that the Supreme Soul Stone might attract what was inside.