Chapter Summaries

Yi Xiaofeng protected Ji Bu from an assassin while escorting him through Da Qian Province, and the two grew closer as Yi Xiaofeng concealed his identity. Ji Bu revealed that Sword Saint Bai Hongxiao had made a hundred-year pact with the Great Xia Dynasty, ending in a duel against Sword Saint Yang Jue that could determine Da Qian Province’s fate.

• Yi Xiaofeng told Ji Bu a story about an emperor for the ages, inspiring him to face hardship and look forward to his future.
• An assassin attacked Ji Bu at the campsite, but Yi Xiaofeng blocked the strike and the Spirit Devouring Scorpion later killed the fleeing assassin.
• Three players joined the convoy, and Yi Xiaofeng overheard them praising his reputation in Da Qian Province.
• Ji Bu asked Yi Xiaofeng about Yi Xiaofeng and Yang Foxin, then explained that Bai Hongxiao had promised to duel Yang Jue after a hundred-year truce with the Great Xia Dynasty.

Yi Xiaofeng’s escort caravan encountered a field of blood-drained demon beast corpses, and he recognized the scent as Immortal Lord Kong’s. When Immortal Lord Kong called him over, Yi Xiaofeng left the group to meet him, unsure what danger awaited.

• Ji Bu said Yang Jue might force the Great Xia Dynasty to focus on defending itself, while Yi Xiaofeng insisted Bai Hongxiao was invincible.
• Tang Yujian tried to impress Ji Bu with his swordsmanship, but Ji Bu and Yi Xiaofeng dismissed his technique and cultivation.
• More players joined the escort caravan, bringing the group to thirteen as they set out to protect Ji Bu despite competing Main Quest incentives.
• The caravan found countless blood-drained demon beast corpses in the mountains, and Yi Xiaofeng recognized the familiar aura as Immortal Lord Kong’s.
• Immortal Lord Kong summoned Yi Xiaofeng, who flew away from the caravan and found him meditating atop a giant demon beast’s corpse.

Immortal Lord Kong forced Yi Xiaofeng to help him find people of heavenly mandate, then changed his demand to capturing an outsider from beyond heaven within five days. Yi Xiaofeng suspected Immortal Lord Kong knew he was an outsider and returned to his companions, while Immortal Lord Kong wondered whether Yi Xiaofeng was the person his master had foretold.

• Immortal Lord Kong asked Yi Xiaofeng to find three people of heavenly mandate, and Yi Xiaofeng gave him Xia Bodao's name.
• Immortal Lord Kong located Xia Bodao in the Dao Law Sect, then divined Bai Hongxiao and spoke with him through the red light.
• Bai Hongxiao recognized Immortal Lord Kong's presence and warned that he was bound by the Heavenly Dao's misfortune, while Immortal Lord Kong threatened to bathe Da Qian Province in blood.
• Immortal Lord Kong rejected Yi Xiaofeng's next name, Yang Jue, and ordered him to capture an outsider from beyond heaven within five days or die.
• Yi Xiaofeng agreed, suspected Immortal Lord Kong had identified him as an outsider, and returned to Qin Qinxue, Ji Guan, and the others.
• Immortal Lord Kong wondered whether Yi Xiaofeng was the person his master had spoken of, then resumed cultivating.

Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue realized Immortal Lord Kong might be pursuing a dangerous scheme involving players, but a system warning reassured them that the game could not threaten reality. Their group was then ambushed in a sandstorm, where a mysterious attacker defeated Ji Guan and demanded that Prince Ji Bu surrender.

• Yi Xiaofeng told Qin Qinxue that Immortal Lord Kong wanted Outsiders from Beyond Heaven, and the two wondered whether he could invade reality before the system warned players not to worry about the game affecting Earth.
• As the group traveled, a vast sandstorm swept over them, and Yi Xiaofeng suspected an enemy was targeting Ji Bu.
• A black-clad attacker struck Ji Guan, evaded his spear, and knocked the group away while Yi Xiaofeng protected Ji Bu.
• The attacker struck Ji Guan again, knocked out his golden core, and threatened Ji Bu with a painful death if he refused to surrender.
• Two players tried to assassinate Ji Bu, but he repelled them with sword qi as Ji Guan pleaded with Yi Xiaofeng to protect him.

Yi Xiaofeng fought the shadow to protect Ji Bu, drawing on the World Under Heaven Sword and then entering an enlightened state to use Astonishing God Swordplay. The shadow remained on the attack as Yi Xiaofeng began to evade him with the Sword God's techniques.

• The shadow asked Yi Xiaofeng to kill Ji Bu, while Ji Guan urged him to protect the prince and revealed that Ji Bu could become Great Xia's Crown Prince.
• Yi Xiaofeng attacked the shadow with the World Under Heaven Sword, but the shadow reappeared behind him and struck him.
• Yi Xiaofeng drew Demon Sword Wu Fa and battled the shadow, who repeatedly injured him and regenerated his severed arm.
• The shadow launched a giant black-qi tiger at Yi Xiaofeng, who escaped its bite with a sword-qi hurricane.
• Ji Bu recognized Yi Xiaofeng's movements as Astonishing God Swordplay, and Yi Xiaofeng entered an enlightened state as the Sword God's voice guided him.

Yi Xiaofeng comprehended the Astonishing God Swordplay and defeated the assassin who attacked Ji Bu, saving his disciple. After the battle, Ji Bu realized his master was the legendary Yi Xiaofeng, while a mysterious voice asked where Yi Xiaofeng had learned the swordplay.

• Yi Xiaofeng fought the black shadow while Qin Qinxue and Ji Bu watched, and his swordplay grew increasingly powerful.
• The black shadow trapped Yi Xiaofeng in a Tree Prison, but Yi Xiaofeng shattered it with sword light and sword images.
• The black shadow attacked Ji Bu, but the Unable Sword blocked the strike and Yi Xiaofeng appeared to protect him.
• Yi Xiaofeng revealed that he had comprehended the Astonishing God Swordplay, then killed the black shadow with a sword strike.
• Yi Xiaofeng took the assassin's Storage Ring and sat down to regulate his spiritual energy, while Ji Bu hurried toward Ji Guan.
• A voice asked Yi Xiaofeng where he had learned the swordplay, saying it showed signs of divine power.

After Ji Guan died protecting Ji Bu, Yi Xiaofeng captured the two players who had tried to kill the prince and continued escorting him toward Supreme Valley. Yi Xiaofeng began teaching Ji Bu swordsmanship, but the journey was interrupted when Lu Junxian and a female player arrived seeking Ji Bu.

• Ji Guan died after asking Yi Xiaofeng to protect Ji Bu, the favored Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty.
• Ji Bu asked Yi Xiaofeng to capture the two players who had tried to kill him, and Yi Xiaofeng bound them.
• Immortal Lord Kong appeared in a bloody wind, took the two bound players, and left without explaining himself.
• After the group buried Ji Guan, Yi Xiaofeng taught Ji Bu the Astonishing God Swordplay and its cultivation incantation.
• Lu Junxian arrived at night with a female player who said she had come to protect Ji Bu and claimed her husband could fight Nascent Soul Realm experts.

Yi Xiaofeng learned why Immortal Lord Kong was seeking a body and joined Song Xinyu and Lu Junxian on the journey to Supreme Valley. When three Golden Core cultivators attacked, Lu Junxian fought them alone, revealing strength that impressed Song Xinyu.

• Lu Junxian and Song Xinyu joined Yi Xiaofeng’s group, claiming they wanted to protect Ji Bu.
• While traveling, Lu Junxian told Yi Xiaofeng that Immortal Lord Kong’s soul was bound to his former wife’s and that he sought a body free of the Heavenly Dao’s restraint.
• Three Golden Core cultivators confronted the group, and Yi Xiaofeng urged Lu Junxian to fight while he guarded Ji Bu and the others.
• Lu Junxian unleashed powerful spells and held all three attackers at bay, earning Song Xinyu’s admiration as Yi Xiaofeng gauged his strength.

Yi Xiaofeng’s group reached Supreme Valley’s Teleportation Array after Lu Junxian drove off assassins with the Dao Law Sect’s Great Compassion King Divine Form. When Song Xinyu ordered Lu Junxian to kill Ji Bu, Yi Xiaofeng revealed his identity and used the Spirit Devouring Scorpion to hold her hostage, leaving Lu Junxian and Yi Xiaofeng in a tense standoff.

• Qin Qinxue warned Yi Xiaofeng that Lu Junxian obeyed Song Xinyu and suggested hiding the Spirit Devouring Scorpion on her, so Yi Xiaofeng secretly planted it in her clothes.
• Lu Junxian manifested the Dao Law Sect’s Great Compassion King Divine Form, frightening the three Golden Core Realm assassins into fleeing and impressing Song Xinyu.
• The group reached Supreme Valley’s Teleportation Array, where Song Xinyu ordered Lu Junxian to kill Ji Bu, prompting everyone else to protect him.
• Lu Junxian prepared to attack Ji Bu and identified Yi Xiaofeng as Demon Sword Wu Fa, causing Song Xinyu to realize who he was and hesitate.
• Yi Xiaofeng revealed the Spirit Devouring Scorpion on Song Xinyu’s neck and threatened to kill her if Lu Junxian tried anything.

Yi Xiaofeng sent Ji Bu to Supreme Valley with advice to conceal his identity and build support for a future claim to the throne. After Ji Bu left, Yi Xiaofeng departed with Qin Qinxue, while Song Xinyu tested Lu Junxian’s willingness to kill him.

• Song Xinyu agreed to follow Yi Xiaofeng’s demands, and he took her and Ji Bu into the cave while Lu Junxian and the others waited outside.
• Yi Xiaofeng advised Ji Bu to enter Supreme Valley as his disciple, hide that he was a prince, and gather talented allies before seeking his relative.
• Ji Bu entered the formation and traveled to Supreme Valley, completing Yi Xiaofeng’s side quest and earning him 1,500 points.
• Yi Xiaofeng released Song Xinyu, said farewell to the others, and flew away with Qin Qinxue.
• Song Xinyu asked Lu Junxian whether he would kill Yi Xiaofeng, and Lu Junxian claimed he could defeat him even if the Sword Saint appeared.

Yi Xiaofeng completed the Script and learned that Lu Junxian had secretly protected Ji Bu on the Great Xia Emperor’s orders. Lu Junxian invited Yi Xiaofeng to join the Dao Law Sect, but Yi Xiaofeng declined and questioned why Ji Bu should remain in danger in Da Qian Province.

• Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue received notice that they had completed the Main Quest to escort Ji Bu, and Yi Xiaofeng joked with Qin Qinxue about her future.
• The Script ended, awarding Yi Xiaofeng 11,500 points and confirming that he had comprehended the Astonishing God Swordplay.
• Lu Junxian summoned Yi Xiaofeng and revealed that he had deliberately pretended to be threatened by Yi Xiaofeng’s scorpion while secretly guarding Ji Bu.
• Lu Junxian explained that the Great Xia Emperor had sent him to protect Ji Bu amid turmoil at court and growing danger from Immortal Lord Kong.
• Lu Junxian offered Yi Xiaofeng a place in the Dao Law Sect, but Yi Xiaofeng declined and asked why Lu Junxian would leave Ji Bu in Da Qian Province.

Yi Xiaofeng returned to the World Under Heaven Swordsman and told them about Ji Bu, but learned that Jian Zhen had been missing for three days. Immortal Lord Kong then declared a slaughter across Great Qian Province, and the new Heavenly Dao Mission forced players to choose whether to oppose him or help him.

• Lu Junxian invited Yi Xiaofeng to join Dao Law Sect, but Yi Xiaofeng declined because of Bai Hongxiao.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue returned to the valley and learned that Jian Zhen had chased a streak of light and gone missing.
• Yi Xiaofeng told the group that he had taken Ji Bu as his disciple on the Sword Saint's orders.
• Thunderclouds gathered as Immortal Lord Kong announced that he would slaughter humanity, beginning with Da Qian Province.
• Nan Qin Honored One, Liu Ruqin, and Han Yuan said they needed to return home, while Yi Xiaofeng struggled to decide whether to let them go.
• The First Heavenly Dao Mission suspended Scripted Tasks and offered players a choice to oppose Immortal Lord Kong or assist him.

Yi Xiaofeng received the Supreme Soul Stone’s power after Immortal Lord Kong revealed a glimpse of his past and departed. As Yi Xiaofeng’s cultivation continued to rise, Jian Zhen returned with a crystal containing a mysterious woman who might be a fairy.

• Yi Xiaofeng decided to deal with Immortal Lord Kong, but the others urged him to stay safe and leave the danger to them.
• Immortal Lord Kong descended, thanked Yi Xiaofeng for helping free him, and used the Supreme Soul Stone to show Yi Xiaofeng memories of his life.
• Yi Xiaofeng awoke as the Supreme Soul Stone poured Spiritual Qi and power into him, rapidly raising his cultivation while Immortal Lord Kong left.
• Jian Zhen returned with a crystal containing a living woman in white robes, whom he suspected was a fairy because she had arrived amid strange phenomena and immortal script.
• Lu Shuan stared at the crystal with a changing expression as Yi Xiaofeng watched in astonishment.

Yi Xiaofeng’s group freed Kong Nian from the Sealed Crystal after Lu Shuan’s Primordial Heavenly Eye awakened and absorbed it. Kong Nian woke, identified Lu Shuan’s eye as an Immortal Realm divine eye, and revealed she was Immortal Lord Kong’s daughter.

• Yi Xiaofeng agreed to unseal the crystal, but the group’s spells failed until Nan Qin Honored One let Lu Shuan try.
• Lu Shuan’s Primordial Heavenly Eye awakened and absorbed the Sealed Crystal, releasing the white-robed woman.
• Yi Xiaofeng told the group that Lu Shuan was an Immortal Descendant, and Lu Shuan began absorbing the power while the others waited for the woman to wake.
• The white-robed woman awoke, recognized Lu Shuan’s Primordial Heavenly Eye, and began cultivating as Yi Xiaofeng and Lu Shuan continued to grow stronger.
• Kong Nian explained that Lu Shuan had only initially awakened his eye, then revealed that Immortal Lord Kong was her father.

Kong Nian revealed her origins and agreed to lead Yi Xiaofeng’s group to the Karma Mirror, a Dao Artifact that might expose Immortal Lord Kong’s weakness. After Nan Qin Honored One and Han Yuan left to return to their countries, Kong Nian said Yi Xiaofeng resembled someone in a painting her father often studied.

• Kong Nian told the group that her mother had sent her away before dying and that Immortal Lord Kong wanted to kill her.
• Kong Nian refused to fight her father, but revealed that the Karma Mirror was hidden in the Luo Fu Underground Palace and could help uncover his weakness.
• After hearing the Karma Mirror could bring misfortune when its three uses were exhausted, Kong Nian agreed to guide the group to it.
• Nan Qin Honored One and Han Yuan left to return to Southern Qin and Northern Wei, while Yi Xiaofeng continued absorbing the Supreme Soul Stone.
• Kong Nian told Yi Xiaofeng that he resembled a person in a painting her father used to stare at.

Yi Xiaofeng absorbed the Supreme Soul Stone, witnessed a memory of Immortal Lord Kong’s mysterious sword-wielding master, and broke through to the third level of the Golden Core Realm. As Yi Xiaofeng’s group traveled toward the Luo Fu Underground Palace, they found cities emptied by Immortal Lord Kong’s slaughter, while the public demanded that Yi Xiaofeng join the fight.

• Kong Nian showed Yi Xiaofeng a crude portrait of the person her father had once loved, and the group wondered whether it explained Immortal Lord Kong’s treatment of Yi Xiaofeng.
• Yi Xiaofeng absorbed the Supreme Soul Stone and saw Immortal Lord Kong’s master leave after warning him not to fall in love; Yi Xiaofeng then broke through to the third level of the Golden Core Realm.
• Yi Xiaofeng and his companions set off for the Luo Fu Underground Palace with Luo Yutian leading them, and they found a city where tens of thousands of people had died as dried corpses.
• Over the next two days, Yi Xiaofeng’s group passed five more towns and cities where the commoners had died, while refugees grew scarce.
• After logging off, Yi Xiaofeng saw that players had formed the Savior Army and that the public was pressuring him to fight Immortal Lord Kong, so he began considering a strategy.

Yi Xiaofeng learned that the Eastern Region planned to support him against the growing threat of Immortal Lord Kong, then saw a Pacific seabed statue resembling Kong’s master. After returning to the game and reaching Mount Luofu Palace, he was confronted by Lei Lie, who offered to take him as a disciple.

• Xu Qutian told Yi Xiaofeng that the Eastern Region was offering him support and urged him to find Bai Hongxiao while avoiding Immortal Lord Kong.
• Yi Xiaofeng saw a report about a mysterious Pacific seabed statue that resembled Immortal Lord Kong’s master, and Xu Qutian said it likely came from the game world.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue rejoined their companions and traveled to the foot of Mount Luofu Palace.
• Lei Lie of Vajra Buddha Temple asked whether Yi Xiaofeng had absorbed a Golden Body Relic, then announced that he had come to take Yi Xiaofeng as his disciple.
• Yi Xiaofeng said he already had a master, and Lei Lie demanded to know who it was.

Yi Xiaofeng fought Lei Lie after the Vajra Buddha Temple monk tried to take him away for protection. After Yi Xiaofeng proved his strength and ended the fight without defeating Lei Lie outright, he invited him to join the effort against Immortal Lord Kong.

• Lei Lie warned Yi Xiaofeng that Da Qian Province was being ravaged by Immortal Lord Kong and urged him to come to Vajra Buddha Temple, while Luo Yutian challenged Lei Lie to protect him.
• Lei Lie restrained Luo Yutian, but Yi Xiaofeng used the Unable Sword and Astonishing God Swordplay to evade and overwhelm Lei Lie with sword avatars.
• Yi Xiaofeng stopped the fight and apologized, explaining that he did not wish to go to Vajra Buddha Temple and that there was no need for them to keep fighting.
• Yi Xiaofeng told Lei Lie that the group intended to find a way to defeat Immortal Lord Kong, then invited him to join them for the sake of Da Qian Province and all living beings.

Yi Xiaofeng gathered Lei Lie and the others before entering Luo Fu Underground Palace, where Kong Nian warned them that the place had grown more dangerous. They encountered Old Immortal Dongtian, whose arrival seemed to signal trouble.

• Lei Lie sent a plea for aid to Vajra Buddha Temple and agreed to join Yi Xiaofeng’s group while they continued their plans against Immortal Lord Kong.
• Yi Xiaofeng and the others descended into the crater, found the entrance on its mountainside, and entered Luo Fu Underground Palace.
• Kong Nian warned the group about the palace’s restrictions and captured demons and ghosts, then led them onward through its fiery landscape.
• The group passed several recent corpses and met Old Immortal Dongtian, whom Luo Yutian identified as Nine Nether True Man’s master from Supreme Valley.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions encountered Old Immortal Dongtian, who was searching for the Subduing God Hoop but refused to help them fight Immortal Lord Kong. They reached the Luo Fu Underground Palace, where Kong Nian identified its guardians as Luo Fu Corpses.

• Lu Shuan used his Primordial Heavenly Eye to identify Old Immortal Dongtian as a mud loach, and the old man confronted him before Yi Xiaofeng introduced himself as Supreme Child.
• Old Immortal Dongtian recognized Yi Xiaofeng's Nine Nether Prajna Skill and claimed to have cultivated it to the seventh layer.
• Yi Xiaofeng learned Old Immortal Dongtian had come seeking the Subduing God Hoop and that he suspected something dangerous was hidden in the Luo Fu Underground Palace.
• Old Immortal Dongtian declined to join the group against Immortal Lord Kong and left after Luo Yutian challenged his boasts.
• Yi Xiaofeng and the others reached the palace, where Kong Nian identified the figures guarding its gates as Luo Fu Corpses made by one of her mother's artifacts.
• Luo Yutian attacked the Luo Fu Corpses, but they dodged his sword qi and clung to the palace walls while the gate remained undamaged.