Recaps

Chen Changan questioned Old Beggar about the Burial Sword Convention and learned that the leading sword sect had changed every ten conventions, while its predecessor mysteriously vanished. As Chen Changan declared he would shake up the Burial Sword Land, he and Old Beggar sensed a powerful Sword Intent and realized the Chaos Sword Tomb had appeared.

• Chen Changan asked Old Beggar about the Burial Sword Land’s former leading sects and learned that they had disappeared whenever a new sect took their place.
• Old Beggar revealed that the leading sect changed every ten conventions and that the Emperor Sword Sect had held its position for only seven conventions.
• Chen Changan said he wanted to meet Di Wuhen and claimed the era had changed because he was there.
• Da Huang asked Old Beggar about brothels, but their banter stopped when Chen Changan and Old Beggar sensed a powerful surge of Sword Intent.
• Chen Changan and Old Beggar recognized that the Chaos Sword Tomb had appeared.

The Chaos Sword Tomb appeared in the Burial Sword Land, drawing Broken Swords and prompting Chen Changan and the others to hurry toward it. Along the way, Da Huang and the Old Beggar argued over whether the dog could wield a sword, and the group made Da Huang swear he would never try.

• The Chaos Sword Tomb appeared, and its Sword Intent suppressed nearby sword domains and drew Broken Swords toward it.
• Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai were overwhelmed by the Sword Intent, while Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang remained unaffected.
• People who recognized the Chaos Sword Tomb rushed toward it, and Chen Changan and his companions followed.
• Da Huang accused the Old Beggar of coveting his butt after the Old Beggar wondered how a dog could wield a sword.
• The Old Beggar demanded an apology, then explained his suspicion that Da Huang might use his butt to hold a sword.
• Da Huang considered wielding a sword that way, so Chen Changan and the others made him swear never to use one before setting off for the Chaos Sword Tomb.

The Wuji Sword Sect, True Martial Sword Sect, and Azure Dragon Sword Sect joined forces to enter the newly formed Chaos Sword Tomb, followed by the Emperor Sword Sect. Chen Changan and his group arrived, and Old Beggar offered to take them inside despite Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai struggling against the Sword Intent.

• People gathered outside the Chaos Sword Tomb found its Sword Intent and merged sword domains too powerful to enter.
• The Wuji Sword Sect proposed an alliance with the True Martial Sword Sect and Azure Dragon Sword Sect, and their thirty members entered together.
• The Emperor Sword Sect arrived and charged into the Chaos Sword Tomb, drawing awe from the onlookers.
• Chen Changan and his group reached the tomb, and he observed that its sword domains had blended together.
• Old Beggar said he could take the group inside, while criticizing Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai for struggling.

Chen Changan and Old Beggar entered the Chaos Sword Tomb with Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai, who stayed behind to cultivate while Chen Changan continued onward. Old Beggar revealed that he had come to the tomb to search for his forgotten past, including who he was and what had happened to him.

• Old Beggar led Chen Changan and his group into the Chaos Sword Tomb, where Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai observed the chaotic Sword Intents and Sword Domains.
• Old Beggar told Hou Mubai that the Reverse Flow Sword Dao had existed before and that its previous practitioner went mad from practicing it too far in reverse.
• Chen Changan reassured Hou Mubai that balancing forward and reverse cultivation would prevent him from going mad.
• Chen Changan gave Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai strands of Sword Intent to protect them as they stayed behind to cultivate.
• Chen Changan asked Old Beggar what he was searching for, and Old Beggar explained that he had forgotten his past and remembered only that he had come to the Chaos Sword Tomb, where his sword broke and he was ruined.

Chen Changan and his companions explored the Chaos Sword Tomb as Old Beggar searched for clues to his erased memories. They encountered the Emperor Sword Sect bullying three rival sects, and Di Yuan threatened to use the Burial Sword Convention to change the power rankings.

• Chen Changan examined Old Beggar's spirit and suggested that someone might have erased his memories.
• Chen Changan and his companions traveled deeper into the Chaos Sword Tomb, where Broken Swords drifted through the air, but Old Beggar recognized nothing.
• Chen Changan and Old Beggar found the Emperor Sword Sect confronting the Wuji Sword Sect, the Azure Dragon Sword Sect, and the True Martial Sword Sect.
• Di Yuan claimed the Chaos Sword Tomb belonged to the Emperor Sword Sect and accused the other sects of trespassing.
• Di Yuan threatened to use the Burial Sword Convention to reshuffle the Burial Sword Land's rankings, alarming the three rival sects.

Old Beggar explained the Emperor Sword Sect’s overwhelming strength to Chen Changan, who then met Di Yuan and Di Fuchen. Chen Changan openly declared that he had come to challenge the Emperor Sword Sect, leaving the outcome to a possible encounter at the end of the Burial Sword Convention.

• Old Beggar told Chen Changan that the Emperor Sword Sect could defeat the other four top Sword Sects combined and that Di Wuhen was the strongest figure in the Burial Sword Land.
• Chen Changan and Old Beggar noticed the Emperor Sword Sect group watching them, and Chen Changan introduced himself as a passerby.
• Di Fuchen recognized Old Beggar as Senior Can Qi, who said he would not interfere in the sect’s affairs and introduced Chen Changan and his companions as friends.
• Di Yuan asked about Chen Changan’s wife and wondered why Chen Changan was not afraid of the Emperor Sword Sect.
• Chen Changan said he had come to the Burial Sword Convention to challenge the Emperor Sword Sect, and Di Fuchen mocked his chances.
• Chen Changan said they might meet at the end of the convention, when the answer would become clear.

Chen Changan and his companions traveled deeper into the Chaos Sword Tomb while Old Beggar sensed the route ahead, and they encountered ghostlike figures resembling people from their pasts. The chapter ended with Old Beggar wondering whether the Chaos Sword Tomb had once been his home.

• Di Fuchen mocked Chen Changan for challenging the Emperor Sword Sect, but left rather than confront Old Beggar and his companions.
• Chen Changan agreed to explore the Chaos Sword Tomb before challenging the Emperor Sword Sect, and Old Beggar led them in the direction that felt familiar to him.
• Da Huang saw a ghost resembling Xiao Yao, and Chen Changan later spotted figures resembling Chen Yunxuan, Yi Tuo, and Little Earthworm.
• Mu Yunyao recognized a ghost as her younger brother Mu Yunhai, while Old Beggar saw none of the apparitions.
• Old Beggar wondered whether he could not see the ghosts because he had forgotten his past, and Chen Changan asked if he had once lived in the Chaos Sword Tomb.

Chen Changan and his companions followed the Old Beggar through the Chaos Sword Tomb as strange visions and voices seemed tied to his past. The Old Beggar led them into the tomb’s true depths, where they found his own corpse among the bodies.

• The Old Beggar recalled that the Chaos Sword Tomb might have appeared after he arrived in the Burial Sword Land, and Chen Changan urged him to uncover their connection.
• The Old Beggar heard a voice addressing him with changing words while Chen Changan and the others saw ghostlike figures they could not hear.
• The Old Beggar chased a familiar silhouette that seemed to overlap with him, while Chen Changan and the others struggled to catch up through the vast tomb.
• The Old Beggar stopped where the silhouette vanished and said he was home, then led the group through an invisible wall into the real Chaos Sword Tomb.
• Chen Changan saw corpses pierced by swords, including one bearing the broken part of the Old Beggar’s Broken Sword, and realized the corpse was the Old Beggar himself.

Chen Changan and the others discovered that the Sword Protecting Clan had died in the Chaos Sword Tomb, and Old Beggar recovered memories of how the Myriad Demon Sword had controlled them. The group wondered whether the sword was still in the tomb and why Old Beggar had survived.

• Chen Changan failed to use the Time Law and Space Law to uncover what had happened, while Old Beggar touched his broken sword and restored it.
• Da Huang noticed that the dead members of the Sword Protecting Clan had all died with swords in the same place, suggesting they had killed themselves.
• Old Beggar remembered that the Chaos Sword Tomb had been built to imprison the Myriad Demon Sword and that his clan had been ordered to guard it.
• Old Beggar recalled that the Myriad Demon Sword had taken control of the clan members' swords and made them sacrifice themselves, though he did not know why he survived.
• Chen Changan suggested that the Myriad Demon Sword might have spared Old Beggar as part of a plan to find the Heaven Burying Sword, and the group wondered if it remained in the tomb.

Chen Changan found the Myriad Demon Sword’s sealed blade and learned its Sword Spirit had escaped, while the Old Beggar was revealed to be its hiding place. The awakened Sword Spirit explained its disguise and asked Chen Changan and the others for help.

• Chen Changan left Mu Yunyao and Da Huang behind and entered the barrier where the Myriad Demon Sword was sealed.
• Hongchen examined the blade and told Chen Changan that its Sword Spirit was gone, prompting him to suspect it had hidden inside the Old Beggar.
• Mu Yunyao and Da Huang noticed the Old Beggar’s aura change, and the Sword Spirit revealed itself through him as the Myriad Demon Sword.
• Chen Changan returned and questioned the Sword Spirit, which admitted it had concealed itself in the Old Beggar and created an identical corpse as a disguise.
• The Myriad Demon Sword explained that it had erased the Old Beggar’s memories and steered him back to the Chaos Sword Tomb, then asked Chen Changan and the others to help it.

Chen Changan confronted the Myriad Demon Sword, which had taken over Old Beggar’s body, and learned that Old Beggar was still alive. After their clash reached a stalemate, the Myriad Demon Sword agreed to leave Old Beggar’s body so they could talk.

• Chen Changan questioned the Myriad Demon Sword about Old Beggar and learned that it had suppressed Old Beggar’s soul rather than killed him.
• The Myriad Demon Sword demanded Chen Changan free its sword body from its bindings and threatened to keep him trapped in the Chaos Sword Tomb if he refused.
• Chen Changan attacked the Myriad Demon Sword while Mu Yunyao and Da Huang moved away, and he used Extreme Dao Sword Intent against its Chaos Sword Intent.
• The clash shook the Chaos Sword Tomb, drawing the attention of the Emperor Sword Sect and other sword sects nearby.
• The Myriad Demon Sword called for a truce, and Chen Changan demanded that it come out of Old Beggar’s body; it agreed.

Chen Changan negotiated with the Myriad Demon Sword, which wanted his help escaping the Chaos Sword Tomb. When Chen asked it to reveal the Burial Sword Land’s secrets in return, the Myriad Demon Sword admitted it knew none of the answers and moved to return to the Old Beggar.

• Chen Changan convinced the wary Myriad Demon Sword to leave the Old Beggar’s body, while the Old Beggar remained unconscious.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang teased the Myriad Demon Sword, then Chen asked what it could offer in exchange for help escaping.
• The Myriad Demon Sword explained that the Sword Protecting Clan was an organization whose guardians had been abandoned in the Chaos Sword Tomb, and said it had saved the Old Beggar’s life.
• Chen Changan asked the Myriad Demon Sword about the Heaven Burying Sword, its betrayer, hidden forces, the Immortal Ancient Domain, and the Burial Sword Land’s past.
• The Myriad Demon Sword said it could not answer any of Chen Changan’s questions and walked back toward the Old Beggar.

Chen Changan pressed the Myriad Demon Sword for information and learned that the Burial Sword Convention’s first-place Sword Sect was secretly being raised for a ritual sacrifice. The Myriad Demon Sword also let slip that its betrayer was likely involved in the scheme, leaving Chen Changan to press it on the connection.

• Chen Changan rejected the Myriad Demon Sword’s initial answers and threatened to shove it back into Old Beggar unless it revealed something valuable.
• The Myriad Demon Sword said the Burial Sword Convention’s promise of a chance to seek the Heaven Burying Sword was a sham, and that the public’s first-place Sword Sect was secretly being raised.
• The Myriad Demon Sword explained that every ten conventions, the former overlord Sword Sect vanished to be sacrificed, with its powerful Sword Cultivators used to nurture a sword rivaling the Heaven Burying Sword.
• Da Huang agreed with the Myriad Demon Sword’s complaints about discrimination, and Chen Changan smacked him for butting in.
• Chen Changan suggested that the Myriad Demon Sword’s betrayer and the person behind the Sword Sect scheme were the same, and the Myriad Demon Sword accused him of using dirty tricks to draw out the truth.

Chen Changan freed the Myriad Demon Sword from its chains, but the barrier still prevented it from leaving the Chaos Sword Tomb. The Sword Spirit looked to Chen Changan to break through the barrier, though it had no idea how.

• The Myriad Demon Sword warned Chen Changan that the Sword Protecting Clan and the forces behind them were powerful, but Chen Changan agreed to free it anyway.
• Chen Changan used Red Dust to sever the Myriad Demon Sword’s chains, and Red Dust chose not to consume it.
• Chen Changan took hold of the Myriad Demon Sword and used his Sword Intent to make it settle down.
• The Myriad Demon Sword’s Sword Spirit explained that the barrier targeted the sword and stopped it from leaving, then admitted it did not know how to break through.

Chen Changan decided to help the Myriad Demon Sword despite Old Beggar warning that freeing it would destroy the Chaos Sword Tomb and alert their enemy. He offered the Sword Spirit two choices: leave with Old Beggar and remain a Sword Spirit, or serve Chen Changan until he judged it had earned freedom.

• Old Beggar warned Chen Changan that freeing the Myriad Demon Sword required destroying the Chaos Sword Tomb and would draw their enemy's attention.
• Old Beggar revealed that the Sword Protecting Clan were prisoners and that powerful Sword Cultivators in the Burial Sword Land had been harvested to feed swords.
• Chen Changan said he would pursue the top position in the Burial Sword Convention regardless, so he had little reason to avoid becoming a target.
• Chen Changan told the Myriad Demon Sword to return to its cold, emotionless manner after it acted ingratiatingly, while Da Huang mocked it.
• Chen Changan gave the Myriad Demon Sword two choices: leave with Old Beggar as a Sword Spirit or be freed by Chen Changan in exchange for serving him until he deemed it worthy of freedom.

Chen Changan made the Myriad Demon Sword agree to his terms, then let Hongchen refine Broken Swords while the Heaven Devouring Sword devoured the ones she left behind. After the others departed, Chen Changan and the Myriad Demon Sword remained in the Chaos Sword Tomb to deal with it.

• The Myriad Demon Sword boasted about its power, but Chen Changan and the others walked away until it agreed to behave and accept his terms.
• Chen Changan asked Old Beggar what would happen to the Broken Swords if the Chaos Sword Tomb was destroyed, then let Hongchen refine her choices and the Heaven Devouring Sword devour the rest.
• The Myriad Demon Sword explained that it could control other swords, and Old Beggar confirmed that the ability had helped it defeat the Sword Protecting Clan.
• Da Huang warned Chen Changan that Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai were cultivating nearby, so Chen Changan sent Old Beggar and the others away to avoid trouble.
• The Heaven Devouring Sword returned to Mu Yunyao, Hongchen finished refining Broken Swords, and Chen Changan prepared to deal with the Myriad Demon Sword.

Chen Changan unleashed his Sword Intent and destroyed the Chaotic Sword Tomb, while the Emperor Sword Sect’s people escaped the resulting explosion. The Myriad Demon Sword reunited with its sword body and released a sword cry that shattered many nearby swords, leaving Old Beggar to contemplate its return.

• Old Beggar warned Di Fuchen and the Emperor Sword Sect to leave the Chaotic Sword Tomb, but Da Huang and the others departed as the tomb began shaking.
• Chen Changan spread his Sword Intent across the Chaotic Sword Tomb and caused its countless broken swords to explode.
• Old Beggar warned everyone to retreat as the Chaotic Sword Tomb erupted, sending shockwaves through the area and killing some onlookers.
• The Myriad Demon Sword Spirit reunited with its sword body, and the restored sword released a cry that cracked many swords, including Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai’s.

Di Wuyan arrived at the Chaos Sword Tomb and confronted Old Beggar after learning that Chen Changan had destroyed it. The Myriad Demon Sword emerged and hurled Di Wuyan away when he tried to claim it, but he remained eager to take the sword.

• Di Wuyan arrived with Emperor Sword Sect members, and Old Beggar explained that the sect had reached the tomb unusually quickly.
• Di Fuchen told Di Wuyan that Chen Changan had destroyed the Chaos Sword Tomb and challenged the Emperor Sword Sect’s standing, while Di Yuan explained that Can Qi had kept them from confronting him.
• Di Wuyan taunted Old Beggar, who defended Mu Yunyao and the others and challenged him to a fight.
• The Myriad Demon Sword appeared between Di Wuyan and Old Beggar, drawing the attention of everyone nearby.
• Di Wuyan flew toward the sword, but its aura sent him flying and left him excited to claim it.

Chen Changan warned the Emperor Sword Sect that becoming the top sword sect could bring danger, but Di Wuyan dismissed him and insisted the position would grant access to higher swordsmanship and the Heaven Burying Sword. Chen Changan and his companions left, while Di Wuyan reassured Di Yuan that the sect’s ambitions were safe.

• Chen Changan emerged from the Chaos Sword Tomb and ordered the gathered sword sects to leave, warning that the sword already had an owner.
• Di Wuyan challenged Chen Changan, who called the Emperor Sword Sect livestock and warned them to consider why the previous top sword sect had disappeared.
• Di Wuyan said the Emperor Sword Sect sought the top position to explore higher swordsmanship and the secrets of the Heaven Burying Sword, though the sect was not yet qualified to do so.
• Chen Changan questioned Di Wuyan about the Heaven Burying Sword, then decided to leave with his companions when the answers proved unhelpful.
• Di Wuyan threatened to stop Chen Changan, but backed down because the Myriad Demon Sword was with him.
• Di Wuyan told Di Yuan that Chen Changan was lying and promised the Emperor Sword Sect would eventually pursue higher swordsmanship and explore the Heaven Burying Sword.

Chen Changan settled Old Beggar’s grudge with the Myriad Demon Sword and arranged for Hou Mubai to wield it. The group debated how to uncover the truth about the Heaven Burying Sword, and Old Beggar warned that attacking the Emperor Sword Sect directly would not work.

• Old Beggar accepted the Myriad Demon Sword’s apology and thanked it for saving his life, putting their old conflict to rest.
• The Myriad Demon Sword chose Hou Mubai as its wielder, while Chen Changan promised to suppress its strength until Hou Mubai grew worthy of it.
• Chen Changan questioned whether the Burial Sword Convention could still help him learn about the Heaven Burying Sword after discovering the First Sword Sect was being kept for slaughter.
• Old Beggar advised continuing the convention to break the Burial Sword Land’s established rules and draw out the people who knew the truth.
• Da Huang, Qi Wushang, and Hou Mubai suggested storming the Emperor Sword Sect, but Old Beggar warned that it would not achieve Chen Changan’s goal.
• Chen Changan asked Old Beggar to explain what his memories and knowledge revealed.

Chen Changan agreed to keep advancing through the Burial Sword Convention so he could draw out the people behind the Emperor Sword Sect without provoking them too soon. Old Beggar delivered a challenge letter to the Glazed Sword Sect, whose shocked members began to recognize the Profound Sword Sect.

• Old Beggar warned Chen Changan that destroying the Emperor Sword Sect might not draw out its backers, but breaking the Burial Sword Convention’s rules would force them to act.
• Old Beggar urged Chen Changan to grow stronger before confronting the people behind the schemes, and Chen Changan agreed to continue the convention and challenge five targets in turn.
• Chen Changan sent Old Beggar to deliver a challenge letter to the Glazed Sword Sect, setting the match for three months later, while he took Wushang to seek a Sword Artifact.
• Old Beggar arrived at the Glazed Sword Sect, delivered the challenge, and arranged to stay there until Chen Changan’s group arrived.
• The Glazed Sword Sect’s old ancestor asked about the Profound Sword Sect and how to respond to the challenge, and two members who had visited the Southern Region reacted with shock before one offered to explain what he knew.

The Glazed Sword Sect prepared to defend its standing as a subordinate of the Emperor Sword Sect by defeating the Profound Sword Sect. Chen Changan and his party reached the Glazed Sword Sect’s mountain gate, where the defenders panicked over their apparent missing fifth member.

• The Glazed Sword Sect learned the Profound Sword Sect had challenged it and feared the challenge meant it could lose its qualification to serve the Emperor Sword Sect.
• The Glazed Sword Sect's Ancestor ordered his sect to win, while Old Beggar worried that Chen Changan was far too powerful for them.
• Chen Changan told Hou Mubai they would force the Glazed Sword Sect to admit defeat and might kill its members if necessary.
• Chen Changan and his party arrived at the Glazed Sword Sect’s mountain gate with only four people visible, alarming the defenders who suspected Senior Can Qi was hiding among them.
• One member of Chen Changan’s party complained that the others had overlooked him again.

Chen Changan led the Profound Sword Sect into the Glazed Sword Sect, where Da Huang’s roar overwhelmed the defenders and Qi Wushang defeated an Elder. As the Glazed Sword Sect launched its full force, Chen Changan confronted its Ancestor and again demanded surrender.

• Da Huang challenged the Glazed Sword Sect’s insult and scattered its gate disciples with a roar.
• Chen Changan and his group advanced through the Glazed Sword Sect while Da Huang sent its defenders flying.
• Chen Changan recognized two people from the Southern Region and asked the Glazed Sword Sect Sect Master to surrender.
• Qi Wushang struck down the Glazed Sword Sect’s Tenth Elder, shocking the sect and the two people from the Southern Region.
• The Sect Master ordered the whole sect to attack, and Mu Yunyao and the others charged into the battle.
• Chen Changan taunted the absent Ancestor until he appeared, but the Ancestor refused to surrender.

Chen Changan and his companions overwhelmed the Glazed Sword Sect, and Chen shattered the ancestor’s sword, breaking his Sword Heart. After the sect stopped fighting, Chen and Da Huang left them to consider whether the ancestor could recover.

• The Glazed Sword Sect’s ancestor attacked Chen Changan, but Chen dispelled his Sword Qi and criticized his swordsmanship.
• Chen Changan shattered the ancestor’s sword with a streak of Sword Qi, leaving him stunned and dispirited.
• The Glazed Sword Sect stopped fighting, and Mu Yunyao and the others returned to Chen Changan’s side.
• Chen Changan explained to the sect master that the ancestor needed to recover his Sword Heart, then turned to leave with his companions.
• Da Huang advised the Glazed Sword Sect to keep breaking the ancestor’s sword until he got used to it, leaving them silent.

Chen Changan sent Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai to challenge the four remaining sword sects while he toured the Burial Sword Land with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang. More than three years later, the two had made all four sects forfeit and earned the Profound Sword Sect a reputation as a possible challenger to the Emperor Sword Sect, but Chen Changan reminded them that their work was only beginning.

• Chen Changan assigned Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai to challenge the four remaining sword sects and asked Old Beggar to protect them.
• Chen Changan toured the Burial Sword Land with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang while Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai trained for more than three years.
• Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai defeated the four remaining sword sects, causing them to forfeit and making the Hou Family lose its place in the Burial Sword Convention.
• People praised Qi Wushang, Hou Mubai, and the Profound Sword Sect, and Hou Mubai relished showing his strength before his older brothers at the Azure Vault Sword Sect.
• Chen Changan appeared before Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai, cautioned them against becoming arrogant, and asked what they would do after Battle Mountain Gate.