Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi helped rally the cultivators against Su Beihun, then followed a mysterious woman to a hidden wall bearing Yin Jiao’s records about Guangcheng Immortal Mansion. The woman thanked Xu Yi for his help, and he asked whether she was connected to the mansion.

• Xu Yi used Cloud Crane Pure Qi to force Su Beihun’s True Intent energy from his body and survived another attack.
• Xu Yi’s messages and taunts rallied the cultivators, whose combined attacks forced Su Beihun to retreat.
• Xu Yi pursued the woman he had been watching and followed Hu Hu to a concealed stone wall.
• The wall’s inscriptions described Yin Jiao’s prayers and remorse over the Outer Realm Demons, the stolen Suppressing Cosmos Demon Stone, and the ruined treasures of Guangcheng Immortal Mansion.
• The woman poured wine before the wall, and Xu Yi asked whether she was connected to Guangcheng Immortal Mansion.
• The woman recognized Xu Yi as the cultivator who had helped her and thanked him.

Xu Yi met Lian Yunshang, whose face was identical to Xia Zimo’s, but learned that she had no memories of him or their past. After noticing her companions were deceiving her, Xu Yi pursued them, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xu Yi asked Lian Yunshang about her origins and tested her memory by mentioning the Yin Mountain Bandits and Beichen, but she recognized neither.
• Lian Yunshang gave spirit crystals to the four people she had agreed to travel with, who then hinted that she might be hiding more treasures.
• Xu Yi left Lian Yunshang and later received the treasures collected by Bai Jizi’s group, whose members agreed to destroy their Starry Sky Rings and use storage bracelets instead.
• Xu Yi saw Lian Yunshang’s four companions flying south together despite claiming they would split up, and he pursued them.
• The four companions stopped to face Xu Yi, confident that their strength and numbers gave them the advantage.

Xu Yi seized a contract bearing Lian Yunshang’s name and realized she was Xia Zimo’s body with a different soul. He then followed a terrifying display of power to find Liu Ziyi trapping hundreds of cultivators with his newly forged Infant Artifact, while Lian Yunshang remained among them.

• Xu Yi ordered Zhang Ji and his group to take the contract from the woman in red, then matched Lian Yunshang’s signature to Xia Zimo’s handwriting and accepted that they were no longer the same person.
• Xu Yi spotted a powerful streak of light and followed it to a plain where hundreds of cultivators were surrounded by purple spiritual energy.
• Bai Jizi told Xu Yi that Liu Ziyi of the Demon Tower had forged an Infant Artifact and warned him not to reveal himself.
• Xu Yi learned that Liu Ziyi had trapped the cultivators to avenge insults against the Demon Tower, while Su Beihun urged Liu Ziyi to execute them.
• A blue-robed elder challenged Liu Ziyi, but Liu Ziyi’s Infant Artifact became a venomous dragon and burned him to smoke.

Liu Ziyi challenged Lian Yunshang after Su Beihun revealed her White Horse emblem, but Xu Yi stepped in to take the sword strikes meant for her. Intrigued by Xu Yi’s confidence, Liu Ziyi agreed to fight him and launched his attack.

• Su Beihun pointed out the White Horse emblem on Lian Yunshang’s sleeve, and Liu Ziyi challenged her to demonstrate her skills.
• Lian Yunshang explained that she was only recuperating at White Horse Temple and refused Liu Ziyi’s challenge.
• Su Beihun threatened the crowd and insisted that Lian Yunshang take Liu Ziyi’s strike.
• Xu Yi stepped forward and offered to take two of Liu Ziyi’s strikes in Lian Yunshang’s place.
• Liu Ziyi grew curious about Xu Yi’s confidence and attacked him.

Xu Yi survived Liu Ziyi’s Blazing Sun Sword but was gravely wounded while protecting Lian Yunshang. As Lian Yunshang’s hidden identity emerged, she challenged Liu Ziyi to a move.

• Xu Yi swallowed Spiritual Liquid and used Cloud Crane Pure Qi to survive Liu Ziyi’s Blazing Sun Sword, then pulled it from his chest.
• Liu Ziyi and the crowd stared in shock as Xu Yi struggled to heal his injuries.
• Liu Ziyi attacked again, and Xu Yi dragged the sword from his abdomen before collapsing into Lian Yunshang’s arms.
• Lian Yunshang fed Xu Yi three pills and asked why he had risked his life for her; Xu Yi asked her what love was.
• Lian Yunshang completed a verse about vowing their lives to each other, crushed her prayer bead, and revealed the ancient bearing of a Spirit Seizing Great Method practitioner.
• Lian Yunshang challenged Liu Ziyi and sent a thin line of white breath toward him.

After Lian Yunshang escaped Liu Ziyi and Hu Hu opened the divine palace, Xu Yi entered it and found four damaged treasures, but continued searching for the Four Divine Blood. Hu Hu led him to a strange stone wall that might conceal another store of treasures.

• Lian Yunshang repelled Liu Ziyi with a strange white streak, sealed her vital acupoints, and disappeared while Xu Yi recovered from his injuries.
• Su Beihun moved to attack Xu Yi, but Hu Hu used a lightning rune to reveal the divine palace and draw the cultivators away.
• Xu Yi learned that Hu Hu had shrunk while shielding him from Liu Ziyi's sword strike and opening the palace gates.
• Xu Yi entered the palace and saw cultivators battling over the damaged Soul Falling Bell, Male-Female Sword, Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe, and Cloud Sweeping Robe.
• Xu Yi asked Hu Hu about other hidden stores, and Hu Hu led him to a smooth stone wall that reflected no figures.

Xu Yi entered the world beyond the stone wall with Hu Hu and recovered heartblood from a phoenix skeleton using his Divine Infant and the yellow ribbon. After they returned, Su Beihun ambushed him, then called for a conversation.

• Xu Yi and Hu Hu passed through the stone wall and found a massive, bloodless dragon skeleton floating above a green river.
• Xu Yi followed Hu Hu to a sea of flames surrounding a golden phoenix skeleton and failed to reach its heart by ordinary means.
• Xu Yi sent out his Divine Infant, and the yellow ribbon shielded it as he entered the flames and collected the phoenix heartblood.
• Xu Yi fled the flames with his Divine Infant badly injured and promised an angry Hu Hu that he would not take such risks again.
• Su Beihun struck Xu Yi with Sword Qi as he emerged from the wall, then stopped attacking and asked to talk.

Xu Yi lured Su Beihun into an explosive trap, killed him, and took his belongings. He then learned that a battle over two Immortal Spirit Marks had turned into a massacre after three Heavenly Decline Realm experts seized bodies, and he stopped near the battlefield to observe.

• Su Beihun demanded that Xu Yi hand over a treasure from beyond the stone wall, but Xu Yi refused and used the jade bottle as bait.
• Xu Yi detonated his explosives, transformed into an ape, and killed Su Beihun with the Primordial Sword Tooth.
• Xu Yi destroyed Su Beihun's Divine Infant with the Chiwu Worm, absorbed its remnants with the Soul-Summoning Banner, and collected his Starry Sky Ring.
• Xu Yi reached the divine temple and learned from Bai Jizi that Zhang Ji and everyone who had failed to escape were dead.
• Bai Jizi explained that a battle over two Immortal Spirit Marks had become a massacre when three Heavenly Decline Realm experts seized bodies and joined the fight.
• Xu Yi sent his companions to safety and stopped nearby to observe the battlefield.

Xu Yi witnessed a Purple Gourd absorb all thirteen Immortal Spirit Marks before his dark gourd caused it to explode. He found a mysterious Four-Colored Seal in the aftermath, searched the area with Hu Hu, and escaped the divine hall with Bai Jizi before its restriction closed.

• Xu Yi watched a Purple Gourd kill a Demon Race Great Master and swallow all thirteen Immortal Spirit Marks, beginning its advancement.
• Xu Yi's dark gourd stirred, and the Purple Gourd erupted in panic before exploding and unleashing a half-hour of violent winds.
• Xu Yi searched the emptied hall, gathered fragments of the Purple Gourd, and followed Hu Hu to a Four-Colored Seal buried in the sand.
• Xu Yi and Hu Hu searched the area for two hours, but Bai Jizi arrived and warned that the restriction was about to close.
• Xu Yi fled with Hu Hu and Bai Jizi, returning to the shore beside the Sea of Resentment where Qin Kong and the others waited.

Xu Yi tried to take Hu Hu out of Guangcheng Immortal Mansion, but Hu Hu could not survive beyond its boundary. Xu Yi was left outside as Hu Hu returned to the places they had shared, growing weaker and smaller.

• Xu Yi and the others reached the boundary, and Hu Hu surveyed Guangcheng Immortal Mansion before leaving with Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi pulled Hu Hu through the restriction, but Hu Hu stretched back toward it and slipped free, trapped inside the realm.
• Bai Jizi told Xu Yi that Hu Hu would cease to exist outside Guangcheng Immortal Mansion, and Xu Yi realized Hu Hu was born from Yin Jiao's final breath.
• Xu Yi activated the restriction and charged toward Hu Hu, but the boundary vanished and he fell into the void as Hu Hu drifted away.
• Bai Jizi, Qin Kong, and the others caught Xu Yi, while Hu Hu revisited the places he had shared with Xu Yi and gradually grew faint and tiny.

Hu Hu reunited with another balloon after Xu Yi used the Ruyi Talisman to fulfill his wish, and Xu Yi made peace with the sacrifice. In Flowing Fragrance City, Xu Yi organized his followers and found Su Beihun’s notes on True Intent Supernatural Abilities.

• Hu Hu woke to the touch of a familiar balloon, and the two soared and played together.
• Bai Jizi lamented Xu Yi’s use of the Ruyi Talisman, but Xu Yi said fulfilling Hu Hu’s wish had been worth it.
• Xu Yi took his followers to an estate in Flowing Fragrance City, distributed spirit crystals according to merit, and sent a message to the Emperor Lord of the Black Eyebrow Empire.
• Bai Jizi and the others discovered their Ruyi Pearls had stopped working, so Xu Yi had Qin Kong provide replacements to restore their connections.
• Xu Yi asked his followers about True Intent Supernatural Abilities, and Bai Jizi suggested that Su Beihun’s insights might clarify the subject.
• Xu Yi searched Su Beihun’s belongings and found a notebook containing his thoughts on True Intent Supernatural Abilities.

Xu Yi demonstrated his Utmost Sorrow intent to Bai Jizi and the others, then spent months walking through the wilderness until he comprehended a bright-pearl intent and unleashed a powerful sword strike. He arrived in Qingxing City to find it tense and diminished, and discovered that Guanglong Hall had been renamed Ru Yi Hall.

• Xu Yi asked Bai Jizi and Qin Kong about true intent, then revealed his Utmost Sorrow intent, startling them with its destructive force.
• Xu Yi set off on foot along the ancient Mengjin Road and endured months of hardship, abuse, hunger, and exposure.
• As Xu Yi neared death on a snowy peak, a golden ray dispelled a demonic whisper and helped him comprehend a bright-pearl intent, which he demonstrated with Sword Qi and a mountain-crushing strike.
• Xu Yi reached Qingxing City and fled after guards began checking arrivals, then found the city unusually quiet and hostile.
• Xu Yi went to Guanglong Hall, saw its new Ru Yi Hall plaque, and was threatened by a guard who ordered him away.

Xu Yi found Cao Mengfu and learned that Wufeng Country had fallen into turmoil after Long Yuanshou seized the Imperial Seal of the State. Cao Mengfu began explaining what happened to Desolate Ancestor and Yan Zi during Ru Yi Hall’s attack on Guanglong Hall.

• Xu Yi found Guanglong Trading Company empty, then waited and intercepted Cao Mengfu at his home.
• Cao Mengfu told Xu Yi that Long Yuanshou had seized the Imperial Seal from Zhao Tangyuan, throwing Wufeng Country into upheaval.
• Cao Mengfu explained that Ru Yi Hall, the Donghe Alliance, and the Ancient Sword Sect now divided control of Qingxing City under Lord Tong.
• Xu Yi asked about Desolate Ancestor and Yan Zi, and Cao Mengfu said Old Lu had fought Ru Yi Hall to cover Yan Zi’s escape.

Xu Yi learned that Desolate Ancestor had died rather than betray him, then arrived at South Plaza and retaliated against the men tormenting prisoners. After crippling his attackers, Xu Yi faced an offer from Lord Tong and a sudden attack by a red-robed cultivator.

• Cao Mengfu told Xu Yi that Desolate Ancestor had detonated his treasures to resist Ru Yi Hall, after which the thugs killed him and displayed his head.
• Xu Yi asked whether Yan Zi had escaped, then captured two men who assaulted Cao Mengfu and warned Cao Mengfu to leave with his family.
• Xu Yi carried the two men to South Plaza, retrieved Desolate Ancestor's head, and disabled the black-robed men and executioners who attacked him.
• Lord Tong offered Xu Yi a place in his service, but the red-robed middle-aged cultivator attacked before Xu Yi could answer.
• Nine flashes of light erupted around the red-robed cultivator, and a powerful blaze swallowed him.

Xu Yi confronted the Ru Yi Hall men over their destruction of his friends’ homes and families, brutally killing Hall Master Song and the white-browed youth. Lord Tong was left pleading for his life as Xu Yi turned his attention to him.

• Xu Yi revealed himself and demanded that Hall Master Song kneel and apologize to his friend.
• Hall Master Song attacked Xu Yi with Crimson Fire Thunder Beads, but Xu Yi shattered his dantian, tortured him to death, and captured his Divine Infant.
• Xu Yi questioned Lord Tong about the attack on Guanglong Hall, and the white-browed youth accused Lord Tong of lying.
• Xu Yi killed the white-browed youth despite his attempt to earn merit by exposing Lord Tong.
• Lord Tong pleaded that he had not killed anyone from Guanglong Hall, while Xu Yi calmly assured him there was no need to worry.

Xu Yi forced Lord Tong to search Qingxing City for Yan Zi and then used him to punish those responsible for the slaughter at Guanglong Hall. The chapter ended with Xu Yi beheading nearly a thousand cultivators at once and trapping their vengeful spirits in a black banner.

• Xu Yi ordered Lord Tong to find Yan Zi, and Lord Tong mobilized his followers to search all of Qingxing City.
• When the search failed, Lord Tong begged Xu Yi for his life and offered to help him enter Long Yuanshou’s coronation to kill the usurper.
• Xu Yi tortured Lord Tong with a Ruyi Pearl, then ordered him to hold a funeral for Desolate Ancestor and make everyone involved in the slaughter attend.
• Lord Tong brought Xu Yi ninety-three heads and two Ruyi Pearls containing records of the executions and funeral.
• Lord Tong gathered nearly a thousand cultivators responsible for the attack on Qingxing City at the South Plaza, where Xu Yi beheaded them in an instant and bound their vengeful spirits with a black banner.

After destroying the attackers in Qingxing City, Xu Yi reunited with Tang Shanhai and declared that he would storm the Royal Court of Wufeng Country to kill the false emperor. At the Royal Court, preparations for Long Yuanshou’s enthronement continued as the Immortal Palace Envoy arrived.

• Xu Yi explained to Lord Tong that he had decided to be ruthless, while the Soul-Summoning Banner fell silent after absorbing the resentful souls.
• Xu Yi sensed Tang Shanhai’s arrival, brought him to the city tower, and learned that Guanglong Trading Company had fallen and his employer was missing.
• Tang Shanhai warned Xu Yi that the Xuanqing Sect and Xu Yi himself were in danger, but Xu Yi announced he would attack the Royal Court and butcher the false emperor.
• At the Royal Court of Wufeng Country, officials and guests gathered for Long Yuanshou’s enthronement ceremony.
• The Immortal Palace Envoy arrived at Yanxi Hall, where Huang Longdao, Liu Taobai, and the assembled guests welcomed him.

At Wufeng Country’s dynasty celebration, the Immortal Palace Envoy and Liu Taobai discussed the Qingxing City massacre while Huang Longdao dismissed the killer as no threat. Yibu Xin arrived, effortlessly humiliated one of the Twelve Divine Generals, and said he was waiting for someone.

• The Immortal Palace Envoy asked about the massacre in Qingxing City, and Liu Taobai said the Royal Court’s Twelve Divine Generals would hunt down the fiend after the Emperor Lord’s enthronement.
• Huang Longdao claimed the Qingxing City victims were weak and boasted that he could defeat the fiend with ease, prompting others to praise his strength.
• Yibu Xin arrived at the hall, ignored the guests, and sat down holding his rusted sword.
• A young man in golden armor, one of Wufeng Country’s Twelve Divine Generals, questioned Yibu Xin, who cut apart his armor and clothes with a single sword stroke.
• Liu Taobai warned Yibu Xin against causing trouble, and Yibu Xin replied that he was waiting for someone and would do nothing unless provoked.
• The Immortal Palace Envoy watched the horizon with growing anticipation, wondering who Yibu Xin was waiting for.

Xu Yi attacked Long Yuanshou during the new emperor’s Heaven Altar ceremony, killing his decoy and exposing the ruler’s deception. Surrounded by Wufeng Country’s forces, Xu Yi unleashed Clear Light and began cutting down the assembled experts.

• Long Yuanshou offered the Imperial Seal to Heaven, but the Divine Master fell from the sky and the Auspicious Rain stopped.
• Xu Yi appeared on the Heaven Altar and destroyed the first Long Yuanshou, only for a stronger version of the ruler to reveal that the first had been a decoy.
• Tao Jingsheng identified Xu Yi and urged Huang Longdao and the Twelve Divine Generals to capture him, while Long Yuanshou offered rewards for his death.
• Huang Longdao charged Xu Yi and was killed along with his Divine Infant, prompting Long Yuanshou and Tao Jingsheng to summon more fighters and troops.
• Xu Yi rejected Liu Taobai’s offer to surrender and struck at the surrounding experts with Clear Light, killing more than thirty and scattering their Divine Infants.
• The Buffalo Monster appeared and sucked the fleeing Divine Infants into its nose.

Xu Yi slaughtered the forces surrounding him and faced Yibu Xin, who challenged him with a sword strike before sacrificing his body to forge the Eastern Sea into True Intent. Xu Yi answered with his own sorrowful True Intent, and Yibu Xin’s Divine Infant acknowledged his ability and departed.

• Xu Yi killed the encircling experts, while the three thousand armored soldiers and Long Yuanshou’s allies fled or stood helplessly by.
• Yibu Xin stepped between Xu Yi and Long Yuanshou, then beheaded Long Yuanshou and let Xu Yi refine his Divine Infant.
• Yibu Xin challenged Xu Yi, and their exchange revealed the brilliance of Yibu Xin’s swordsmanship before his sword returned to its rusty, cracked state.
• Yibu Xin’s Divine Infant emerged and transformed the Eastern Sea into a giant sword, crushing the Royal Court as he sacrificed his body to forge the Dao.
• Xu Yi unleashed his sorrowful True Intent, causing Yibu Xin’s giant sword to vanish, and Yibu Xin’s Divine Infant praised him before riding away.