Recaps

The Mei Family confronted Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai, demanding the Profound Sword Sect surrender its place at the Burial Sword Convention. Chen Changan refused, and as the Mei Family threatened to kill them, Old Beggar appeared and challenged them.

• A Mei Family leader warned Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai to give up the Profound Sword Sect's spot at the Burial Sword Convention.
• Hou Mubai and Qi Wushang mocked the Mei Family for trying to take their place, and the Mei Family threatened them.
• Chen Changan introduced himself as the Profound Sword Sect's Grand Elder and rejected the Mei Family's demand.
• The Mei Family leader ordered his people to attack the Profound Sword Sect group.
• Old Beggar interrupted the attack, and the Mei Family members questioned his identity when they saw he lacked Broken Sword.

Chen Changan killed the Mei family members who threatened the Profound Sword Sect and decided the family had to be wiped out to prevent future retaliation. He and his companions then learned that the next stage of the Burial Sword Convention would be a contest to seize famous swords from ten Burial Sword Valleys.

• The Mei family recognized Can Qi but still threatened Chen Changan and the Profound Sword Sect.
• Chen Changan killed the Mei family members with a flash of Sword Qi, and he and Da Huang joked about sending the family a reunion gift.
• Chen Changan explained to Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai that the Mei family had to be eliminated to protect their allies from future revenge.
• Chen Changan asked what would follow the Battle Mountain Gate stage, and his companions explained that the top ten sword sects would be selected to challenge the Emperor Sword Sect.
• Chen Changan learned that sword sects would compete to seize Peerless Famous Swords from ten Burial Sword Valleys, facing both Sword Guardians and rival sects.

Chen Changan learned that the Burial Sword Convention offered rewards that strengthened rival sects, leading him to suspect that hidden forces controlled the Emperor Sword Sect. After learning the names of the Myriad Demon Sword’s betrayers and discussing the mysterious Sword Guardians, he set out to destroy the Mei family and investigate Burial Sword Valley while other sects speculated about the Profound Sword Sect.

• Hou Mubai explained that convention results earned discounts and free services from the Pill Sect and Artifact Sect, and that defeating the Emperor Sword Sect would make them subordinates of the victor.
• Chen Changan suspected the convention’s rules and Peerless Famous Swords served hidden forces rather than the Emperor Sword Sect.
• The Myriad Demon Sword revealed that Yongye had betrayed him and that Yongye’s people, the Sword Guardian Clan, had sealed him.
• Chen Changan learned that the Sword Guardians in Burial Sword Valley were mysterious and powerful, then said he would destroy the Mei family before going there.
• Qualified sword sects gathered at Burial Sword Valley, where they discussed the Profound Sword Sect’s chances and its reported intention to challenge the Emperor Sword Sect.

Chen Changan and the Profound Sword Sect arrived at a Burial Sword Valley and clashed with Fu Tianming of the Undefeated Sword Sect. After learning that the valley would open in about half a month, Chen Changan and Da Huang mocked Fu Tianming, leaving him furious.

• Chen Changan introduced himself as the Profound Sword Sect’s Grand Elder after overhearing a man insult the sect, and Hou Mubai and Qi Wushang joined him.
• Fu Tianming mocked the Profound Sword Sect for bringing Da Huang, but Chen Changan challenged his importance and showed no recognition when Fu Tianming named his sect.
• A bystander explained that the Undefeated Sword Sect was one of the Burial Sword Land’s top five sects, but Chen Changan dismissed Fu Tianming and said he did not care about Di Wuyan.
• Chen Changan learned that the Burial Sword Valley would open in about half a month and that powerful sword sects usually went to separate valleys.
• Da Huang tossed two low-grade ancient coins at Fu Tianming’s feet, prompting Chen Changan and his companions to mock him as he grew furious.

Da Huang and Chen Changan attacked the Undefeated Sword Sect after Fu Tianming provoked them. The sect’s ancestor admitted they were outmatched and ordered Fu Tianming to apologize.

• The Undefeated Sword Sect’s ancestor stopped Fu Tianming from attacking, telling him to focus on claiming the sword in Burial Sword Valley.
• Chen Changan asked Mu Yunyao, Hou Mubai, Qi Wushang, and Da Huang what they should do about Fu Tianming’s insults, and they agreed they would have to fight.
• Da Huang charged Fu Tianming and slapped him flying, then Chen Changan sent the Undefeated Sword Sect’s ancestor flying with his sword.
• Fu Tianming accidentally struck the ancestor when he mistook him for an attacker, and the sect’s other three members were sent flying as well.
• The ancestor scolded Fu Tianming for provoking the Profound Sword Sect and ordered him to apologize.

The Undefeated Sword Sect apologized and withdrew after realizing it could not defeat the Profound Sword Sect, prompting the other sects to leave as well. Half a month later, the entrance to Burial Sword Valley appeared, and Chen Changan and the others prepared to enter before it closed in seven days.

• The Undefeated Sword Sect urged Fu Tianming to apologize, and Chen Changan advised their ancestor to seek another Burial Sword Valley.
• The Undefeated Sword Sect left, followed by most of the other sword sects.
• Chen Changan and the others waited as Da Huang tried to talk to the remaining sects, while Chen Changan asked Hou Mubai about the Sword Guardian.
• Half a month later, the entrance to Burial Sword Valley appeared, and Hou Mubai warned that it would stay open for only seven days.
• Chen Changan and the others prepared to enter the valley and claim a sword before the entrance closed.

Chen Changan discovered that the swords in Burial Sword Valley housed fused human souls rather than Sword Spirits and grew alarmed at the threat they posed to the Human Race. He and his companions entered the fight to rescue the Sword Sects, urging them to retreat from the Burial Sword Tombs.

• Chen Changan and Hou Mubai found that Burial Sword Valley was filled with grave mounds topped by swords, and other Sword Sect members warned that the tombs’ swords could attack.
• Several tombs burst apart, and their swords attacked nearby cultivators with powerful sword moves.
• Chen Changan, Hongchen, and the Myriad Demon Sword sensed that the swords contained human souls instead of Sword Spirits.
• Chen Changan explained that the swords absorbed and fused the divine souls of their victims, making Sword Cultivators nourishment for the weapons.
• Worried that the swords might spread and threaten the Human Race, Chen Changan led Mu Yunyao and the others to help the Sword Sects.
• Chen Changan told everyone to retreat from the Burial Sword Tombs because something was wrong with the swords.

Chen Changan discovered that the swords in Burial Sword Valley contained fused human souls whose humanity had been erased, letting the weapons fight and grow stronger by killing. He warned that many such swords might have left the valley and could eventually turn on their masters.

• Chen Changan and the others retreated as the swords stopped attacking and returned to their burial mounds.
• Chen Changan captured a fleeing sword, and Hongchen split it open so he could inspect the soul inside.
• Chen Changan explained that the swords devoured and fused the souls of their victims, preserving their combat knowledge while erasing their humanity.
• Chen Changan warned that the swords grew stronger through killing and might eventually betray their masters, while many had already been taken out of Burial Sword Valley.
• Da Huang called the swords demonic and teased Myriad Demon by asking whether they were his relatives, and Myriad Demon denied it.

Chen Changan destroyed the Burial Sword Tombs and demon swords in Burial Sword Valley while Gou Sheng consumed their souls, but the Sword Guardians never appeared. As the group prepared to go deeper, the Burial Sword Tombs appeared again in front of them.

• Myriad Demon Sword angrily denied being a villain, while people nearby recognized the legendary sword and envied its master, Hou Mubai.
• Chen Changan told the Sword Sect disciples to leave and keep quiet about the demon swords, then warned his companions to watch for the Sword Guardians.
• Gou Sheng covered the sky with flames as Chen Changan used Red Dust Sword to destroy more than half the Burial Sword Tombs.
• The Sword Guardians did not appear even after Chen Changan destroyed every tomb and demon sword, and Hongchen agreed to refine the broken swords so they could not be repaired.
• Chen Changan and his companions prepared to head deeper into Burial Sword Valley, but found that many Burial Sword Tombs had appeared again.

Chen Changan and his companions found that the Burial Sword Tombs had reappeared and entered the valley to confront its Sword Guardians and investigate the final sword. After Chen Changan engaged the guardians, Hou Mubai tried to take the sword but was blasted away, and Myriad Demon Sword revealed that it concealed its strength and contained a human soul with its humanity intact.

• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao agreed that Burial Sword Valley should eventually be destroyed, but first they would investigate the Sword Guardians and the final sword.
• Chen Changan led the group past the wary Burial Sword Tombs and entered a narrow valley, where ten Sword Guardians guarded a precious sword.
• Chen Changan fought the Sword Guardians while his companions watched, and Hou Mubai flew toward the Peerless Famous Sword.
• The Peerless Famous Sword unleashed Sword Qi and sent Hou Mubai flying as Myriad Demon Sword warned him too late.
• Myriad Demon Sword identified the sword's concealed strength and said it contained a human soul whose humanity had been preserved.

Mu Yunyao subdued the Peerless Famous Sword, and Chen Changan defeated the Sword Guardians before questioning the sword. The sword revealed that it believed itself to be a Sword Spirit with no memories of its past, and it asked whether Chen Changan and the others were the people it had been waiting for.

• Mu Yunyao beat the Peerless Famous Sword to its knees by infusing Sword Intent into her fist technique.
• The sword admitted that it had lost its memories and believed it was a Sword Spirit, while the Myriad Demon Sword failed to learn what had happened to it.
• Chen Changan realized the Sword Guardians were puppets and cut all ten in half, then asked Gou Sheng to ensure they left no trace.
• Chen Changan questioned the sword, which said it had stayed in the Burial Sword Valley since it gained its memories and had been told to await someone fated to find it.
• The sword asked Chen Changan and the others whether they were the people it had been destined to meet.

After completing the Burial Sword Valley challenge, Chen Changan and his companions left, and Chen destroyed the valley. A flash drew him back to its ruins, where Myriad Demon Sword recognized a fragment of Heaven Burying Sword.

• Chen Changan and Myriad Demon Sword suspected Absolute Nothingness Sword might be connected to the plans behind Myriad Demon Sword’s sealing, but neither could identify what was wrong with it.
• The group chose Da Huang to carry Absolute Nothingness Sword, and Mu Yunyao silenced the sword when it objected.
• Da Huang asked Chen Changan for clothes and pants, and Chen promised to make them after they left.
• Chen Changan sent the others out of Burial Sword Valley and destroyed it, then appeared above the collapsing valley.
• Mu Yunyao spotted a flash in the ruins, and Chen Changan found a fragment that Myriad Demon Sword identified as Heaven Burying Sword.

Chen Changan set out to destroy the Burial Sword Valleys and gather the Heaven Burying Sword’s fragments while the others traveled to the Emperor Sword Sect. Qi Wushang, Hou Mubai, and Old Beggar arrived first, where they answered the sect’s disciples’ taunts by declaring that they did not take the Emperor Sword Sect seriously.

• Chen Changan decided to keep the Heaven Burying Sword fragments and destroy the ten Burial Sword Valleys before visiting the Emperor Sword Sect.
• Chen Changan and two companions headed for the remaining Burial Sword Valleys, while Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai stayed behind to wait for Old Beggar.
• Old Beggar joined Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai on their way to the Emperor Sword Sect and was astonished to learn that the Heaven Burying Sword had shattered.
• The Emperor Sword Sect prepared to host the final proceedings as other Sword Sects arrived and waited for the Profound Sword Sect.
• Qi Wushang, Hou Mubai, and Old Beggar arrived ahead of Chen Changan, and the Emperor Sword Sect’s disciples mocked them for coming with only three people.
• Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai told the taunting disciples that they did not take the Emperor Sword Sect seriously.

Chen Changan confronted the Emperor Sword Sect at its mountain gate, accusing it of hiding the truth about the Burial Sword Convention. Di Wuhen denied the accusation and offered the Profound Sword Sect a chance to keep competing, but Chen Changan challenged him about the sect’s failure to find the Heaven Burying Sword.

• Chen Changan arrived at the Emperor Sword Sect and sent its disciples flying with a flash of sword light after they insulted him.
• Di Yuan and the Emperor Sword Sect disciples gathered at the mountain gate, and Di Yuan identified Chen Changan as the Profound Sword Sect’s Grand Elder.
• Chen Changan asked the Emperor Sword Sect whether it knew what lay behind the Burial Sword Convention and whether it was helping conceal the truth.
• Di Wuhen denied that the convention held any secrets and said the Emperor Sword Sect would allow the Profound Sword Sect to continue competing.
• Chen Changan asked Di Wuhen whether the Emperor Sword Sect had found any clue to the Heaven Burying Sword despite its long rule as the top sword sect.

Chen Changan revealed that he had destroyed the Burial Sword Valleys and assembled the Heaven Burying Sword, then warned that the Burial Sword Convention concealed a sinister purpose. Di Wuhen rejected his claims, but someone declared they could prove the sword’s identity.

• Chen Changan told Di Wuhen that destroying the Burial Sword Valley had revealed clues about the Heaven Burying Sword, prompting the crowd to question the convention’s purpose.
• Di Wuhen dismissed Chen Changan’s claims and demanded proof that he had destroyed the valley and found the sword.
• Chen Changan produced the assembled Heaven Burying Sword, which the crowd observed was sharp but lacked its Sword Spirit.
• Chen Changan explained that the sword had been shattered into ten pieces and sealed beneath ten Burial Sword Valleys, and accused the convention of raising sword sects for a hidden purpose.
• Di Wuhen called Chen Changan’s claims nonsense and insisted the Heaven Burying Sword was invincible.
• An unidentified person declared that they could prove Chen Changan’s claim.

Chen Changan challenged Di Wuhen to face claims that the Burial Sword Convention concealed a scheme involving soul-devouring swords and the Sword Guardian Clan. As sects began withdrawing, some former allies chose to stay and believe Chen Changan.

• The Myriad Demon Sword identified itself and said the Sword Guardian Clan had sealed it in the Chaos Sword Tomb and likely founded the Burial Sword Convention.
• Di Wuhen rejected the sword's accusations, insisting the convention's founder sought to help sword cultivators reach a higher realm.
• Chen Changan argued that the founder could not have been ignorant of the Heaven Burying Sword's destruction and the human souls trapped in swords from the Burial Sword Valley.
• Di Wuhen demanded to know why he should believe Chen Changan, while Emperor Sword Sect members looked to their leader and other sects chose to leave.
• Some sects that had dealt with Chen Changan debated whether to stay, and one declared, "I... choose to believe Chen Changan!"

Chen Changan faced the Emperor Sword Sect after other sword sects chose to stand with him, then overwhelmed the Emperor Sword Sect with his Sword Intent and destroyed it. The chapter left the allied sects stunned by the speed and scale of his victory.

• The True Martial Sword Sect, the Undefeated Sword Sect, and other sects chose to fight alongside Chen Changan for the sake of the Burial Sword Land.
• The Emperor Sword Sect threatened the allied sects, and Chen Changan condemned it for neglecting its responsibilities as the number-one sword sect.
• Chen Changan released Sword Intent that suppressed the Emperor Sword Sect members and left them unable to control their swords.
• Chen Changan rejected Di Wuhen's attempt to surrender and declared that the fight could end only in life or death.
• Chen Changan unleashed tens of thousands of streaks of Sword Qi and used Gou Sheng's flames to engulf the Emperor Sword Sect.
• The allied sects watched the Emperor Sword Sect fall almost instantly and wondered why they had been so weak by comparison.

After destroying the Emperor Sword Sect, Chen Changan ordered the four allied Sword Sects to gather the swords taken from Burial Sword Valley, fearing they would continue to grow. He then exposed Absolute Nothingness Sword’s apparent feigned ignorance and suspected it had been placed in the valley to await them.

• Da Huang admitted he had looted the Emperor Sword Sect’s resources, and Chen Changan told him to keep them for now.
• Chen Changan tasked the four allied Sword Sects with finding and gathering every sword taken from Burial Sword Valley, destroying them if possible.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao revealed that Absolute Nothingness Sword might know where to find the Sword Guardian Clan.
• Mu Yunyao explained that Absolute Nothingness Sword’s comparison between a sword body and a physical body contradicted its claim to have forgotten its human past.
• Chen Changan accused Absolute Nothingness Sword of being deliberately placed in Burial Sword Valley to await them.

Chen Changan confronted Absolute Nothingness Sword about its role as a spy and learned that the Sword Guardian Clan wanted to recruit him. After refusing because their paths differed, he left the conflict unresolved.

• Chen Changan accused Absolute Nothingness Sword of exposing itself to get close to the group and observe them.
• Absolute Nothingness Sword revealed that Chen Changan was an outsider whose swordsmanship had already reached its pinnacle and whose cultivation had advanced rapidly.
• Absolute Nothingness Sword told Qi Wushang that he was the last survivor of the Hong Family, which the Emperor Sword Sect had destroyed.
• Myriad Demon Sword learned that the organization behind Absolute Nothingness Sword was the Sword Guardian Clan, which had suppressed him.
• Absolute Nothingness Sword invited Chen Changan to join the clan and promised him secrets and support, but Chen Changan refused, saying their paths could not align.

Chen Changan and Absolute Nothingness Sword accepted that they stood on opposing sides, then debated whether life as a sword was easier than being human. Absolute Nothingness Sword tried to recruit Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai, but they refused, and Da Huang pointed out that the conversation had strayed from their conflict.

• Chen Changan said he and the Sword Guardian Clan had no personal grudge but stood on different sides, and Absolute Nothingness Sword agreed they would eventually have to fight.
• Chen Changan asked why Absolute Nothingness Sword had chosen to become a sword, and Absolute Nothingness Sword said being human was exhausting.
• Old Beggar explained that humans faced pressure from expectations, cultivation, rivals, and protecting others, while Myriad Demon Sword argued that swords had less pressure and were born with their strength largely determined.
• Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai admitted that Myriad Demon Sword's argument made being human seem exhausting, and Absolute Nothingness Sword offered to help them become swords.
• Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai declined the offer, and Da Huang reminded everyone that they were opponents who had wandered into a casual conversation.

Chen Changan refused to support the Sword Guardian Clan’s plan for the Burial Sword Land and arranged to wait for its response at the Profound Sword Sect. After the Emperor Sword Sect’s destruction became widely known, Long Jianxiong was bewildered to find himself leading the Burial Sword Land’s newly prominent sect.

• Chen Changan told Absolute Nothingness Sword that he opposed the Sword Guardian Clan’s plans and agreed to await its decision at the Profound Sword Sect.
• Mu Yunyao questioned Chen Changan’s peaceful approach, while the Myriad Demon Sword argued with Chen Changan, Da Huang, Qi Wushang, and Hou Mubai about his grudge against the Sword Guardian Clan.
• Chen Changan and the others decided to return to the Profound Sword Sect, and they rejected the idea of visiting the Hou Family.
• News spread across the Burial Sword Land that Chen Changan had destroyed the Emperor Sword Sect, alongside rumors that the Burial Sword Convention involved a threat related to swords.
• Visitors began arriving at the Profound Sword Sect, and Long Jianxiong wondered whether he really had become the leader of the Burial Sword Land’s number one sword sect.

Chen Changan returned to the Profound Sword Sect and warned its leaders not to be dazzled by their new status, urging them to strengthen the sect through cultivation. As his companions went their separate ways to rest or pursue their own plans, Chen Changan reassured a worried friend that Chen Jie, Chen Ling, and Chen Tian were probably safe and might be training in the Immortal Ancient Domain.

• Chen Changan returned to the Profound Sword Sect, sent its visiting guests away, and told Long Jianxiong and the others to focus on cultivation rather than entertaining people.
• Chen Changan warned the sect members that their newfound prestige was hollow until they became strong enough to deserve it, and urged them to make the most of their resources.
• Chen Changan decided the Profound Sword Sect would relocate eventually, but would wait until matters had settled and news arrived from the Sword Guardian Clan.
• Qi Wushang went to show off to the Myriad Sword Sect, Hou Mubai headed back to check on the Evil Sword Sect, and Old Beggar stayed to rest.
• Da Huang went to find Li Huan, and the two left together to visit brothels under the pretense of cultivation.
• When someone worried about Chen Jie, Chen Ling, and Chen Tian, Chen Changan reassured them that the three were likely safe and training, perhaps in the Immortal Ancient Domain.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao discussed their children’s whereabouts and the lack of traces of Chen Changan’s father or his enemy in the Immortal Ancient Domain. While Chen Changan studied the Heaven Burying Sword and trained the Profound Sword Sect for three years, a visitor arrived with news concerning the Sword Guardian Clan.

• Mu Yunyao wondered where Chen Changan’s children had gone, and Chen Changan said they could make their own way as long as they stayed alive.
• Mu Yunyao pointed out that neither Chen Changan’s father nor his longtime enemy had left traces in the Immortal Ancient Domain, and Chen Changan guessed they might have agreed not to interfere in his path.
• Chen Changan asked Hongchen about the Heaven Burying Sword, and she said it was vastly superior to the Myriad Demon Sword and might be too difficult for her to refine.
• Chen Changan stayed in the Profound Sword Sect and guided its members, including Old Beggar, in sword Dao cultivation.
• After three years, a visitor requested an audience with Chen Changan to discuss the Sword Guardian Clan, and Chen Changan ordered the visitor brought in.

Absolute Nothingness Sword delivered the Sword Guardian Clan leader’s challenge to Chen Changan: a duel at the Burial Sword Abyss in one year would decide the future of the Burial Sword Land. Chen Changan agreed, traveled to the Abyss, and confronted the leader, suspecting he was connected to the Heaven Burying Sword.

• Absolute Nothingness Sword told Chen Changan that the Sword Guardian Clan leader proposed a duel to the death at the Burial Sword Abyss, with the victor’s faction deciding the land’s future.
• Chen Changan accepted the challenge and assigned Mu Yunyao, Hou Mubai, Qi Wushang, the Old Beggar, and Da Huang tasks to prepare the Profound Sword Sect and its allies.
• Chen Changan left for the Burial Sword Abyss and entered its dangerous wild Sword Intent within his Sword Domain.
• Chen Changan found the Sword Guardian Clan leader and questioned his identity, his possible connection to the Heaven Burying Sword, and why he had chosen a one-on-one duel.
• The leader praised Chen Changan’s swordsmanship and asked whether they should fight or talk first.

Chen Changan questioned the Earth Burying Sword, who revealed that he was one half of the Heaven and Earth Sword and had destroyed his other half to pursue sword supremacy. The Earth Burying Sword explained how he founded the Sword Guardian Clan and transformed its human members into swords, leaving Chen Changan with more questions about the ancient past.

• Chen Changan and the Earth Burying Sword agreed to talk before their Life and Death Battle, and the Earth Burying Sword explained his belief that swords should rule humans.
• Chen Changan acknowledged the Earth Burying Sword's right to choose his own destiny and asked about his identity, the Sword Guardian Clan, and the Heaven Burying Sword.
• The Earth Burying Sword revealed that he and the Heaven Burying Sword were the two swords of the Heaven and Earth Sword, which existed before the Burial Sword Land.
• The Earth Burying Sword said he separated from and destroyed the Heaven Burying Sword, devoured his Sword Spirit, and founded the Sword Guardian Clan.
• The Earth Burying Sword revealed that the Sword Guardian Clan began with humans who became his test subjects, and that he transformed them all into swords.