Chapter Summaries

Yi Xiaofeng impressed Bai Hongxiao and the others by identifying an Upper Realm Sword Technique from its first page, while Han Yuan failed to become Bai Hongxiao’s disciple. After Yi Xiaofeng advised Han Yuan about his bearing, Han Yuan knelt and asked to become Yi Xiaofeng’s disciple, and Yi Xiaofeng began laying down the Sword Saint Lineage’s rules.

• Yi Xiaofeng chose a sword manual after seeing its first page, and Bai Hongxiao confirmed it came from an Ancient Secret Realm and surpassed mortal sword techniques.
• Bai Hongxiao told Han Yuan that his Sword Dao talent was good but not unmatched, then refused him because he had sworn fifty years earlier not to accept disciples.
• Han Yuan knelt and threatened to kill himself, but Bai Hongxiao knocked away his sword and told him that a true swordsman must follow his own Sword Dao.
• After Bai Hongxiao left, Yi Xiaofeng asked Han Yuan to consider the bearing he had shown, and Han Yuan realized why Bai Hongxiao had refused him.
• Han Yuan knelt before Yi Xiaofeng and asked to become his disciple, and Yi Xiaofeng agreed while warning him that a teacher for a day was a father for life.

Yi Xiaofeng accepted the Heaven Sword Token and learned that Bai Hongxiao had recommended him to the Heaven Sword Saint Sect. As tensions within the Northern Wei royal family surfaced, the Crown Prince Li Xuanchen arrived at Zhuo Ye Fortress.

• Han Yuan accepted Yi Xiaofeng as his master and continued practicing swordsmanship through the night.
• After learning that the Curse Power had faded and Chen Lan had recovered most of her spiritual power, Yi Xiaofeng saw Bai Hongxiao depart with Qiu Rangong and receive the Heaven Sword Token.
• Chen Lan and Han Yuan explained the token’s significance, and Yi Xiaofeng put it in his Storage Ring.
• Yi Xiaofeng asked Han Yuan about his ties to the Second Prince, and Han Yuan said he was close to the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.
• Han Yuan warned that Northern Wei’s royal struggle was about to unfold, and Crown Prince Li Xuanchen arrived atop an Azure Bird.

Li Xuanchen arrived at Zhuo Ye Fortress with the Northern Emperor Sword and accused Li Ziquan of murdering their younger brother, setting the two princes on the brink of battle. Yi Xiaofeng used the turmoil to head for the Black Hole in search of the Seven-Colored Glass Fruit, but an attacker ambushed him at the entrance.

• Han Yuan explained that Li Xuanchen was a powerful sword prodigy and that the Azure Fire Kite was a rare Northern Wei national bird.
• Li Xuanchen confronted Li Ziquan with the Northern Emperor Sword, declaring that he would execute him, while Li Ziquan rallied the soldiers against the Crown Prince.
• As the princes prepared to fight, Yi Xiaofeng asked Chen Lan to lead him and his companions to the Black Hole.
• Yi Xiaofeng and the others reached the blocked Bronze Gate and spotted Qin Qinxue and Yang Yu among the people clearing rubble.
• A black-clad attacker threw a flying knife at Yi Xiaofeng, but Han Yuan deflected it, and Yi Xiaofeng ordered Han Yuan to capture the attacker alive.

Han Yuan defeated a masked assassin and revealed that he belonged to Cold Chamber Mountain, a sect allied with Su Xin Palace. After entering the Black Hole to search for Seven-Colored Glass Fruit, Yi Xiaofeng found Zhuo Ye Old Ancestor’s Black Python Hidden Arrow.

• Han Yuan identified himself as the Sword Saint’s grand-disciple, defeated the man in black, and learned from a throwing knife that he came from Cold Chamber Mountain.
• The assassin poisoned himself before Han Yuan could question him, and Chen Lan suspected the attack was connected to Wang Yanran and Su Xin Palace.
• Han Yuan cleared the rubble and cut through the Bronze Gate, allowing Yi Xiaofeng and his companions to enter the Black Hole.
• Yi Xiaofeng’s group reached the Seven-Colored Glass Tree amid heaps of corpses and began searching for Seven-Colored Glass Fruit.
• Yi Xiaofeng found the Black Python Hidden Arrow in a pile of firewood and put the poisoned concealed-weapon glove on his left hand.
• Chen Lan said Zhuo Ye Old Ancestor had left the magic tool behind while escaping Su Xin Palace during the chaos caused by Bai Hongxiao.

Yi Xiaofeng searched the underground ruins for the Seven-Colored Glass Fruit while hearing stories about Bai Hongxiao’s past, then traded Qin Qinxue’s fruit for an introduction to the Bei Wei Crown Prince. After securing the fruit and completing his Main Quest, he learned that the ruins held another great opportunity.

• Han Yuan and Chen Lan told Yi Xiaofeng conflicting stories about why Bai Hongxiao once challenged the Demonic Path, while the viewers speculated about his strength.
• Yi Xiaofeng searched the shaking underground ruins for the Seven-Colored Glass Fruit and followed Han Yuan into a hidden chamber, where Han Yuan found the badly injured Zeng Shu among the prisoners.
• Qin Qinxue offered Yi Xiaofeng the Seven-Colored Glass Fruit in exchange for an introduction to the Bei Wei Crown Prince, and Yi Xiaofeng agreed.
• Han Yuan agreed to introduce Qin Qinxue to the Crown Prince, and Yi Xiaofeng confirmed that the fruit was genuine and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Qin Qinxue told Yi Xiaofeng that the ruins concealed another great opportunity.

Yi Xiaofeng searched with Qin Qinxue for the inheritance of Slaughter Heart Old Ancestor and Zhuo Ye Old Ancestor, then learned about the World Under Heaven Magical Item Ranking as the battle above continued. A signal from his Spirit Devouring Scorpion led him beneath the Seven-Colored Glass Tree, where he released the newly hatched creature.

• Qin Qinxue suggested that Slaughter Heart Old Ancestor and Zhuo Ye Old Ancestor had left behind a hidden treasure vault, but Yi Xiaofeng and the others found no further chambers before the underground space began collapsing.
• Yi Xiaofeng stayed near the battlefield with Han Yuan and Qin Qinxue, while Chen Lan and the Su Xin Palace disciples left; Han Yuan said Crown Prince Li Xuanchen held the Northern Emperor Sword, ranked twenty-fourth in the World Under Heaven Magical Item Ranking.
• Han Yuan revealed that Bai Hongxiao's World Under Heaven Sword ranked third, prompting Yi Xiaofeng to wonder whether Bai Hongxiao had used it against Slaughter Heart Old Ancestor.
• Yi Xiaofeng sensed a message from his Spirit Devouring Scorpion and hurried beneath the Seven-Colored Glass Tree, with Han Yuan following and Qin Qinxue lagging behind.
• Yi Xiaofeng opened a White Jade Bottle beneath the tree, and a thumb-sized, purple-brown scorpion with three tails crawled out.

Yi Xiaofeng and Han Yuan waited by the Seven-Colored Glass Tree while the battle at Zhuo Ye Fortress raged, then fled when the Crown Prince died and Li Ziquan took power. They escaped the fortress but encountered three black-clad figures at a cliff.

• Yi Xiaofeng watched the Spirit Devouring Scorpion cling to the Seven-Colored Glass Tree as he worried about the battle and what a Second Prince victory would mean for him and Han Yuan.
• A soldier reported that the Northern Emperor Sword had betrayed the Crown Prince and that Li Ziquan had killed him.
• Li Ziquan called on the people of Zhuo Ye Fortress to serve him, and Han Yuan urged Yi Xiaofeng to flee because he had once pushed Li Ziquan into a cesspit.
• Yi Xiaofeng tried to retrieve the Spirit Devouring Scorpion, but it flew higher, so he and Han Yuan ran from Zhuo Ye Fortress without it.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Han Yuan descended the mountain without pursuit, but Han Yuan warned Yi Xiaofeng when three black-clad figures surrounded by demonic aura appeared at the cliff ahead.

Yi Xiaofeng and Han Yuan escaped the demonic figures, who revealed the Northern Wei Emperor’s hidden plan to empower Li Ziquan. After surviving the Script and completing several quests, Yi Xiaofeng prepared to return to reality and said goodbye to Han Yuan.

• Three demonic figures questioned Yi Xiaofeng about his marriage agreement with Su Xin Palace, then revealed that the Northern Wei Emperor had secretly supported Li Ziquan against Li Xuanchen for decades.
• The tall demonic figure recounted how the Empress Dowager had obstructed the Northern Wei Emperor and favored Li Xuanchen, prompting the Emperor to secretly prepare Li Ziquan’s rise.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Han Yuan fled and rested; Yi Xiaofeng explained his ties to Su Xin Palace, and Han Yuan reflected on the Sword Saint’s view of righteous and demonic cultivators.
• At dawn, the Spirit Devouring Scorpion returned to Yi Xiaofeng, and the game announced that the Script had ended and awarded him points for completed quests and killing the Slaughter Heart Old Ancestor.
• Yi Xiaofeng told Han Yuan his true name and warned that he would disappear, leaving Han Yuan worried that his master was abandoning him.

Yi Xiaofeng returned from the game to a huge fan welcome, learned that he had placed third, and agreed to join the next show. The production team gathered the returning contestants and warned them that the next show would be a turning point for the Heavenly Dao Immortal Hero Game.

• Yi Xiaofeng vanished before Han Yuan, who concluded that his master was far more powerful than he had believed.
• Yi Xiaofeng emerged from the Game Pod to cheering fans and began imagining ways to earn money through his newfound popularity.
• Yi Xiaofeng told Qin Qinxue that he would help her next time, and the host recapped the contestants’ performances.
• The host announced Tang Jian in first place, Qin Qinxue in second, and Yi Xiaofeng in third with 10,900 points.
• Yi Xiaofeng, Qin Qinxue, and Yang Yu agreed to participate in the next show, and the director told the returning contestants that it would be a turning point for the game.

The director announced that the Third Season would feature one thousand contestants and hinted that its Script could offer a chance to join a cultivation sect. Yi Xiaofeng rested and cultivated during the week before recording, while watching footage that revealed how Tang Jian had quietly advanced through quests and earned the Second Prince’s favor.

• The director told the contestants that one thousand people would participate in the Third Season, which could help them find sects and get ahead before the game’s Public Beta.
• The director described plans for overseas recordings and a future global competition before the contestants returned to rest.
• Yi Xiaofeng spoke with his assistant Jiang Yuyao, agreed to meet Nan Yuan Technology’s chairman after recording, and let her manage his social media account.
• Yi Xiaofeng spent the following days cultivating the Nine Nether Prajna Skill and planning to train in his sword and movement techniques.
• Yi Xiaofeng watched Second Season footage and saw that Tang Jian had completed more than twenty Side Quests, won the Second Prince’s favor, and received a cultivation method and a Seven-Colored Glass Fruit.

Yi Xiaofeng sold Wang Yundong a cultivation manual for 120 million and prepared for the Third Season of the Heavenly Dao Immortal Hero Game. The game began with Yi Xiaofeng assigned to the demonic path, and he awoke near the Immortal Sect Assembly with several factions hunting him.

• Yi Xiaofeng negotiated with Wang Yundong and agreed to sell him the Blood Fiend Palm for 120 million, with a deposit paid first and the rest due after the show.
• Yi Xiaofeng spent the next few days cultivating before staff escorted him to his Game Pod for the Third Season.
• The hosts announced that the season would have 1,000 contestants and last an entire month, surprising Yi Xiaofeng.
• The game assigned Yi Xiaofeng to the evil and demonic path and described him as a wanted disciple of the Sword Saint.
• Yi Xiaofeng awoke in a thatched hut near the Immortal Sect Assembly, with quests to survive the assessment, join sects, gain renown, obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, and kill members of the factions hunting him.

Yi Xiaofeng prepared for the Immortal Sect Assembly, where powerful factions were hunting him and he would have to choose a sect. He left the valley with Yang Yu after tricking the crowd into chasing a thief who had stolen a bundle containing only a poison box.

• Yi Xiaofeng learned that Li Ziquan, the Dan Family, the Blood Palm Sect, and Cold Chamber Mountain were hunting him, and considered choosing between the Heaven Sword Saint Sect and Su Xin Palace.
• Yi Xiaofeng strengthened his mental connection with the Spirit Devouring Scorpion, then left his hut and attracted attention from the cultivators in the valley.
• Yang Yu found Yi Xiaofeng, said he wanted to follow him, and agreed to help if anyone came after him.
• A cultivator announced that the Immortal Sect Assembly was about to begin, and Yi Xiaofeng and Yang Yu joined the crowd heading for the valley exit.
• A gaunt man stole Yi Xiaofeng's bundle, so Yi Xiaofeng claimed it held two secret manuals and sent the crowd after him while he and Yang Yu continued on.

Yi Xiaofeng reached Gathering Immortal Mountain for the Immortal Sect Assembly, where contestants had to climb to the summit within three hours. As hundreds of contestants drew their swords against him, Yi Xiaofeng found himself surrounded before the climb began.

• Yi Xiaofeng offered Yang Yu the Blood Fiend Palm for one hundred million, but Yang Yu could not afford it.
• Contestants who stole Yi Xiaofeng's bundle were eliminated one after another after apparently touching his poison box.
• Two white-robed cultivators opened a Teleportation Gate, and Yi Xiaofeng, Yang Yu, and Qin Qinxue entered it to reach Gathering Immortal Mountain.
• A voice announced that contestants had to reach the summit within three hours, and that they could settle old grudges along the way.
• A black-clothed man called for everyone who wanted to kill Yi Xiaofeng to draw their swords, and hundreds of contestants surrounded him.

Hundreds of contestants surrounded Yi Xiaofeng, but he fought through them and killed the man in black who had urged them to attack. He faced the remaining contestants and asked who else wanted to kill him.

• The man in black rallied contestants to kill Yi Xiaofeng, citing his manuals and treasures, while Yang Yu and Qin Qinxue realized they had been drawn into the fight.
• Yi Xiaofeng threatened the crowd with his strength and charged at the man in black as hundreds of contestants surged toward him.
• Yi Xiaofeng used the Wind Riding Technique and Matchstick Swordplay to cut down contestants and close in on the man in black.
• The man in black invoked the Sword Saint and warned Yi Xiaofeng against demonic cultivation, but Yi Xiaofeng threw the Red Cloud Sword through his chest and pulled it back with spiritual energy.
• Yi Xiaofeng sheathed his sword and challenged the remaining contestants, while the man in black fell dead.

After intimidating the players at the foot of Gathering Immortal Mountain, Yi Xiaofeng continued toward the Immortal Sect Assembly with Yang Yu and Qin Qinxue, who both offered to follow him. A group of cultivators ambushed them on the mountain path, but just as Yi Xiaofeng was trapped and about to be killed, a familiar voice came to his rescue.

• Yi Xiaofeng drove the surrounding players back, promised Wang Yundong a copy of the secret manual after they reached the mountain, and set off with Yang Yu and Qin Qinxue.
• Yang Yu pledged to follow Yi Xiaofeng, and Qin Qinxue asked to join his group, while Yi Xiaofeng warned them that poor spiritual roots could keep them from joining a sect.
• News of Yi Xiaofeng's fight spread online, prompting discussion about whether the Earth Alliance could control the Heavenly Dao Immortal Hero Game and whether all players had spiritual roots.
• A White-Haired Old Man ordered his cultivators to attack Yi Xiaofeng, Yang Yu, and Qin Qinxue on the mountain path.
• Yi Xiaofeng fled into the forest, but a gray-clothed cultivator bound him with a talisman and left him helpless before four attackers.
• A sword-light attack shattered the four cultivators' blades, and a familiar voice declared that no one could kill Yi Xiaofeng, its master's, without paying for it.

Han Yuan rescued Yi Xiaofeng by killing the cultivators who had trapped him, then reunited with him and joined his group on the way up the mountain. As they climbed, Han Yuan explained the major powers in Da Qian Province and why Black Night Mountain was unlikely to intervene in Cold Chamber Mountain’s feud with Yi Xiaofeng.

• Han Yuan arrived just in time to free Yi Xiaofeng and slaughter the fourteen cultivators who had attacked him.
• Han Yuan explained that he had found Yi Xiaofeng by searching near the Immortal Sect Assembly, then collected the attackers’ Storage Rings for him.
• Yi Xiaofeng warned Yang Yu that he already had a powerful disciple helping him, and Yang Yu promised to do his best to keep up.
• Han Yuan vowed to join whichever sect Yi Xiaofeng chose and follow him for life, even if he joined Su Xin Palace.
• As the group climbed the mountain, Han Yuan said the Heaven Sword Saint Sect led the righteous path and Black Night Mountain dominated the demonic path.
• Han Yuan told Yi Xiaofeng that Black Night Mountain would probably not intervene against him over Cold Chamber Mountain’s grudge.

Yi Xiaofeng’s group encountered the Nan Qin Princess, Liu Ruqin, and joined forces with her as they climbed toward the Immortal Sect Assembly. They reached the marker for Gathering Immortal Mountain Summit, where Liu Ruqin warned Yi Xiaofeng that Su Xin Palace’s leader, Wei Qixin, hated men.

• Liu Ruqin fled to Yi Xiaofeng’s group, then killed the three men pursuing her with her silk scarf and poisoned needles.
• Liu Ruqin introduced herself as the Nan Qin Princess and insulted Yi Xiaofeng, prompting Han Yuan to threaten her.
• Yi Xiaofeng agreed to let Liu Ruqin travel with the group, explaining that making friends was useful on the cultivation path.
• Yi Xiaofeng’s group traveled safely past other cultivators’ fights and reached the sign for Gathering Immortal Mountain Summit.
• Liu Ruqin told Yi Xiaofeng that Su Xin Palace accepted only women and warned him that its leader, Wei Qixin, hated men.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions arrived at Gathering Immortal Mountain for the Immortal Sect Assembly, where sects gathered to test the cultivators’ spiritual roots. As the major sects appeared, Wang Yanran spotted Yi Xiaofeng and publicly called him her husband.

• Liu Ruqin described the Demonic Path Five Heroes and explained that Supreme Valley was linked to the demon who had cultivated the Nine Nether Prajna Skill.
• Yi Xiaofeng and his companions passed through the mist and reached Gathering Immortal Mountain, where Purple Snow Peak was hosting the assembly.
• After the three-hour entry period ended, Purple Snow Peak Grand Elder Chen Qu announced that spiritual root testing would begin and summoned the testing platform.
• The major sects arrived through Teleportation Gates, including Su Xin Palace, led by Wei Qixin.
• Wang Yanran spotted Yi Xiaofeng, waved, and called him her husband, drawing curious looks from the assembled cultivators.

At the Immortal Sect Assembly, Yi Xiaofeng watched contestants undergo Spiritual Root testing as sects competed to recruit talented cultivators. Wei Qixin advised him to join Supreme Valley to continue cultivating the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, and Han Yuan confirmed that Supreme Valley had an unrivaled foundation in Dao techniques.

• The assembled cultivators discussed Wang Yanran calling for Yi Xiaofeng, while Yi confirmed to Han Yuan that she was his wife.
• The sect leaders gathered, and Han Yuan identified Xiao Queming of the Heaven Sword Saint Sect as a powerful elder and an old friend of their grandmaster.
• The Spiritual Root tests began, and the Maple Leaf Sect recruited a cultivator with Four Spiritual Roots.
• Jiang Jing, a newcomer with Dual Spiritual Roots, attracted offers from several sects and chose the Heaven Sword Saint Sect.
• Wei Qixin told Yi Xiaofeng to join Supreme Valley, explained its connection to the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, and urged him to seek Old Immortal Dongtian as his master.
• Yi Xiaofeng asked Han Yuan about Supreme Valley, and Han Yuan praised its peaceful reputation and deep foundation in Dao techniques.

Yi Xiaofeng took the Immortal Sect Assembly’s spiritual-root test, and the stone stele revealed an impossible thirteen glowing spiritual roots. The sect experts and crowd were left wondering whether he was a genius or a wastrel.

• Liu Ruqin explained that the Immortal Sect Assembly recruited disciples and promoted harmony between the righteous and demonic paths, while Yi Xiaofeng waited for his turn.
• Wang Yanran worried that Yi Xiaofeng might have poor talent, but Wei Qixin assured her that his cultivation showed he had exceptional potential.
• Yi Xiaofeng stepped onto the testing platform and channeled spiritual energy into the stone stele, but no crystals lit up at first.
• A blue crystal lit, followed by more crystals that seemed to show first a Heavenly Spiritual Root, then Three Spiritual Roots, and then Five Spiritual Roots.
• All thirteen crystals on the stele lit up, astonishing Yi Xiaofeng, the sect experts, and the crowd, who could not decide whether he was a genius or a wastrel.