Chapter Summaries

Yun Shu set his disciples a final training test before the Grand Competition and weighed whether to reveal Du Yuan’s Sword Body. He brought four disciples to the Imperial Sword Sect, where the Sect Master personally welcomed their small delegation.

• Yun Shu told the disciples to spar with his Transmission Elder clone for half a month and prove they were ready by defeating it.
• Yun Shu considered the dangers and advantages of revealing Du Yuan’s Sword Body, deciding he could protect Du Yuan if he chose to make his talent known.
• A monk invited Yun Shu to travel with his Head Seat, but Yun Shu declined and flew to the Imperial Sword Sect with Jiang Qingyang, Xia Jin, Pei Lin, and Du Yuan.
• The Imperial Sword Sect Sect Master came out to greet Yun Shu and expressed surprise that he had brought only four disciples.
• Yun Shu affirmed that the four disciples were enough, while Jiang Qingyang and Xia Jin examined their surroundings and Du Yuan remained withdrawn.

Yun Shu and the Myriad Sword Pavilion arrived at the Imperial Sword Sect, where the Feng Family’s lavish procession drew attention and its head looked down on Yun Shu’s small group. After the groups exchanged formal greetings and settled in, Pei Lin vowed to prove them wrong in the arena.

• The Imperial Sword Sect’s Sect Master offered to arrange accommodations for Yun Shu and the others as a magnificent Flying Boat bearing the Feng Family’s flag arrived.
• Yun Shu and the four young disciples watched the Feng Family’s grand procession, while Yun Shu remarked on the resources its display could have provided to a cultivator.
• The Imperial Sword Sect’s Sect Master introduced Yun Shu to Feng Tianqi, who struggled to suppress his amusement at the Myriad Sword Pavilion’s small and shabby group.
• After the Imperial Sword Sect arranged lodgings for the visiting sects, Pei Lin complained that Feng Tianqi had looked down on them and promised to defeat his people in the arena.
• The two Special Physiques resolved to prove their strength themselves, while Du Yuan remained calm and indifferent to others’ opinions.

Yun Shu gave Du Yuan protective talismans and agreed to a spar between Myriad Sword Pavilion and Wankong Temple before the Grand Competition. Pei Lin accepted the challenge, and Yun Shu warned him that Wankong Temple’s strongest disciple was beyond his ability to defeat.

• Yun Shu handed Du Yuan two talismans containing Void Returning Stage power and told him to save them for life-or-death situations.
• Two Great Monks from Wankong Temple visited Yun Shu and proposed that their disciples spar with Myriad Sword Pavilion’s disciples.
• Yun Shu agreed, and Pei Lin was summoned after the other disciples had gone out.
• Pei Lin agreed to spar with Wankong Temple’s disciples, prompting one Great Monk to hurry off to gather them.
• Yun Shu told Pei Lin that Wankong Temple had about three Nascent Soul Stage disciples and advised him to test himself against the two weaker ones.

Yun Shu brought Pei Lin to meet Wankong Temple’s disciples for a friendly spar, hoping to gauge their strength and give his disciple a chance to face a major sect. The chapter ended with Wankong Temple presenting nearly all its young disciples and inviting Pei Lin to choose an opponent.

• Yun Shu acknowledged that Pei Lin was outmatched by Wankong Temple’s strongest young monk but encouraged him to fight normally.
• Yun Shu and Pei Lin arrived at the Training Ground and saw more than fifty Wankong Temple disciples gathered there.
• Yun Shu compared Wankong Temple’s large pool of young cultivators with the weaker Wuji Immortal Sect and considered the Myriad Sword Pavilion’s ambitions in the Crimson Cloud Domain.
• Kong Xing greeted Yun Shu, who suggested that Kong Xing spar with one of his disciples instead.
• A Great Monk told Pei Lin he could choose an opponent from among the disciples Wankong Temple had brought.

Myriad Sword Pavilion’s Pei Lin revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm during a spar with Kong Ji, shocking the Wankong Temple monks and its Great Monks. Kong Ji prepared to fight at full strength, and the chapter ended as he unleashed the Mad Lion Treasure Art.

• Yun Shu sent Pei Lin to the arena, where Kong Ji volunteered to spar with him.
• Pei Lin released his aura and revealed that he was a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse.
• The Wankong Temple disciples and Great Monks were shocked by Pei Lin’s cultivation and reconsidered Myriad Sword Pavilion’s standing among the great powers.
• Kong Ji steeled himself to fight despite the gap in their cultivation realms.
• Kong Ji launched his Mad Lion Treasure Art, summoning a golden lion phantom to strike Pei Lin.

Pei Lin defeated Kong Ji in a spar and then gained the advantage in a prolonged match against another Wankong Temple disciple. Huangfu Heng and the Great Monks recognized Myriad Sword Pavilion’s growing strength, while Pei Lin’s ongoing bout left the assembled sect leaders reassessing Yun Shu’s disciples.

• Pei Lin destroyed Kong Ji’s Vajra Lion and knocked him from the platform with a restrained sword strike, leaving him unharmed.
• Huangfu Heng praised Pei Lin’s pure Metal Attribute Spiritual Energy, Heavenly Spiritual Root, and precise sword technique.
• A Wankong Temple disciple challenged Pei Lin, and the two fought an even, restrained match in which Pei Lin gradually pressed his opponent back.
• The Great Monks and Huangfu Heng reconsidered Myriad Sword Pavilion’s strength and wondered whether Yun Shu’s other disciples could also rank among the Nine Great Powers’ top young fighters.

Yun Shu watched Pei Lin draw with a monk, then criticized his restraint and taught him and three other disciples how to fight more decisively and wield Sword Intent. The four disciples left stunned by Yun Shu’s practical method for strengthening their swordsmanship.

• Pei Lin ended his spar with the monk as a draw, saying they could continue their match at the Grand Competition.
• Yun Shu privately pointed out Pei Lin’s missed opportunities and demonstrated stronger ways to use his sword techniques.
• Yun Shu called the other three disciples in and told them to give their all in a match, focusing on not losing rather than merely winning.
• Yun Shu demonstrated Sword Intent and explained how the disciples could practice channeling it even without holding their swords.

Yun Shu prepared his four disciples for the Nine Great Powers Grand Competition and joined the other leaders at the ancient pocket-world Training Ground. As the first matches were about to begin, the Great Monks praised Myriad Sword Pavilion’s disciples, drawing the other Sect Masters’ attention to the newcomers.

• Du Yuan grasped Yun Shu’s sword teachings, and Yun Shu received visiting Sect Masters while his four disciples prepared in seclusion.
• Yun Shu reviewed the random first-round matchups with Pei Lin, Du Yuan, Jiang Qingyang, and Xia Jin before they entered the Training Ground.
• The Imperial Sword Sect elders led the four disciples away, while Yun Shu took a seat among the leaders and greeted the Great Monks and Weak Water Palace Master.
• The Great Monks praised Yun Shu’s disciples, prompting Weak Water Palace Master to reconsider Myriad Sword Pavilion’s prospects and watch its matches closely.
• The Feng Family Head bowed solemnly to Yun Shu, and the Sect Masters gathered as Huangfu Heng arrived last.

Yun Shu attended the Grand Competition, where Huangfu Heng explained the prizes, rules, and Ancient Battlefield Secret Realm. The sects showed Yun Shu respect and yielded him the central seat, and the competition was about to begin as preparations started.

• Huangfu Heng announced the rewards for the top ten and access to the Ancient Battlefield Secret Realm for the top fifty.
• Yun Shu observed the gathered disciples and noted that his four Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples had improved through his training.
• The gathered sects recognized the Myriad Sword Pavilion's flag and its emblem depicting the Ten Provinces Famous Sword.
• The sect masters yielded the central seat to Yun Shu, who declined Huangfu Heng's invitation to address the competitors.
• Huangfu Heng ordered the disciples to prepare for the competition.

The Grand Competition began, and Du Yuan defeated a Yin Yang Dao disciple to advance to the top five hundred. His performance revealed extraordinary swordsmanship and a faint Sword Intent, leaving the sect leaders to reconsider Myriad Sword Pavilion’s strength.

• The competition began with hundreds of arenas running simultaneously, and Yun Shu watched the projected matches with the sect leaders.
• Yun Shu praised the Imperial Sword Sect disciple after he swiftly defeated his opponent with swordsmanship resembling the Sword Emperor’s.
• Du Yuan defeated his Yin Yang Dao opponent after several moves, advancing Myriad Sword Pavilion’s sole morning entrant.
• Several sect leaders recognized Du Yuan’s profound swordsmanship and faint Sword Intent, while two Great Monks concluded that Myriad Sword Pavilion had another exceptional young talent.
• Yun Shu decided Du Yuan’s flawless techniques still needed more sharpness and planned to continue teaching him.
• Du Yuan entered the top five hundred as the first day’s eliminations removed half the competitors.

Yun Shu’s three remaining Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples each defeated their opponents in a single move, revealing that all three had reached the Nascent Soul Realm. The Sect Masters recognized Myriad Sword Pavilion as a rising power that could surpass the established Immortal Sects.

• Yun Shu watched the competition while cultivating and waited with the Sect Masters for Myriad Sword Pavilion’s remaining disciples to fight.
• The three disciples entered the arena and each defeated an opponent with a single decisive move.
• The Weak Water Palace Master and other Sect Masters realized all three disciples had reached the Nascent Soul Realm and were shocked by their strength.
• Huangfu Heng and the Great Monks praised Yun Shu’s disciples, while Yun Shu said he had concentrated his sect’s resources on them.
• The Sect Masters concluded that Myriad Sword Pavilion had become one of the strongest powers in the Crimson Cloud Domain and congratulated Yun Shu.

Yun Shu warned his four Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples to stay cautious after their talents drew attention, then prepared them for the next rounds of the Grand Competition. By the fourth day, all four had reached the top fifty, with Jiang Qingyang ranked sixth and Du Yuan’s Third Tier Sword Intent making him a major surprise.

• Yun Shu praised his disciples, warned them about hostility in the Cultivation World, and gave each a protective Talisman, including another for Du Yuan.
• Yun Shu returned to cultivation while Little Jiu'er emerged from the Spirit Beast Bag and cultivated beside him.
• The competition’s next rounds were arranged to determine the top hundred, and the four Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples continued winning their matches.
• Huangfu Heng recognized Du Yuan’s Third Tier Sword Intent after Du Yuan defeated a Half-Step Nascent Soul disciple.
• By the fourth day, all four disciples had made the top fifty, with Jiang Qingyang sixth, the others tenth and sixteenth, and Du Yuan thirty-fifth.

On the fourth day of the competition, Du Yuan faced a Nascent Soul monk from Wankong Temple in an elimination match, while spectators debated the Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples’ extraordinary talent. The monk opened with a Great Vajra Palm, and Du Yuan prepared to meet the attack cautiously.

• The competition began its fourth day with the top twenty-five facing the bottom twenty-five, and Du Yuan drew the Wankong Temple monk who had fought Pei Lin.
• Pei Lin encouraged Du Yuan, while the other Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples urged him to beat their opponent and avenge their grueling training.
• Sect leaders praised Du Yuan’s earlier victories and discussed the exceptional potential of the Myriad Sword Pavilion’s young disciples.
• Du Yuan and the Wankong Temple monk exchanged polite words before agreeing to fight seriously.
• The Wankong Temple monk struck first with a Great Vajra Palm, holding back slightly because of the gap between their realms.

Du Yuan revealed his Clear Heart Sword Body and stunned the assembled sect masters by drawing with a Nascent Soul Realm Wankong Temple disciple. He launched Myriad Swords Return to Origin, and the disciple’s golden-bell defense began to crack as a mysterious young man watched from the Back Mountain.

• Du Yuan activated his Clear Heart Sword Body, and Huangfu Heng identified it as a legendary top-tier Sword Path physique once possessed by the Sword Ancestor.
• Du Yuan shattered the Wankong Temple disciple’s golden palm strike with a single Sword Qi, and the sect masters recognized Myriad Sword Pavilion’s rising power.
• Du Yuan and the Wankong Temple disciple acknowledged each other’s strength, while Xia Jin and Jiang Qingyang worried that Du Yuan might lose if the fight dragged on; Pei Lin remained confident.
• Du Yuan unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, sending countless Sword Shadows crashing toward the Wankong Temple disciple’s golden bell.
• A young man watching from the Back Mountain compared Du Yuan’s talent, temperament, and sword techniques to the Sword Ancestor’s as the golden bell began to crack.

Du Yuan defeated a highly ranked Nascent Soul Realm Wankong Temple disciple with chained Myriad Swords Return to Origin attacks, earning fourteenth place as the competition narrowed to twenty-five. Afterward, the Sword Emperor gave Huangfu Heng a Protector Token for Du Yuan and warned that Pavilion Master Yun might be powerful enough to reach the Void Returning Stage.

• Du Yuan overwhelmed the Wankong Temple disciple with repeated Myriad Swords Return to Origin attacks and blasted him from the arena.
• The sect masters praised Du Yuan's Sword Body and assessed his chances, while the Wankong Temple's Great Monks lamented their disciple's elimination.
• The round ended with twenty-five disciples remaining; Du Yuan ranked fourteenth, the Imperial Sword Sect led the standings, and all four Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples advanced.
• Huangfu Heng went to the Back Mountain, where the Sword Emperor gave him the sect's Protector Token to offer Du Yuan after consulting Pavilion Master Yun.
• The Sword Emperor said Pavilion Master Yun's strength might exceed his own and told Huangfu Heng that his Lightning Tribulation would arrive in half a month.

Huangfu Heng offered Du Yuan a Protector position in the Imperial Sword Sect as a gesture of friendship with Yun Shu and the Myriad Sword Pavilion. Du Yuan went to ask Yun Shu for advice, while Huangfu Heng grew increasingly impressed by Yun Shu’s strength and disciples.

• Huangfu Heng accepted that the Sword Emperor could no longer suppress his approaching tribulation and made preparations for the Imperial Sword Sect’s safety.
• Huangfu Heng visited Yun Shu and presented a Token inviting Du Yuan to become a Protector of the Imperial Sword Sect.
• Yun Shu said Huangfu Heng should ask Du Yuan for his own opinion, and Huangfu Heng then explained the offer and its authority to Du Yuan.
• Du Yuan left to consult Yun Shu, while Huangfu Heng learned that Du Yuan was Yun Shu’s Personal Disciple and reflected on Yun Shu’s formidable abilities.
• Pei Lin suggested the others leave because Huangfu Heng had come to see Du Yuan, and Huangfu Heng felt something stir at the mention of Junior Brother Lin.

Huangfu Heng invited Du Yuan, Jiang Qingyang, Xia Jin, and Pei Lin to become Protectors of the Imperial Sword Sect, and Yun Shu approved the alliance. The sects reacted with surprise, while the chapter ended with Du Yuan and Pei Lin winning their tournament matches as the field narrowed toward the top fifteen.

• Jiang Qingyang and Xia Jin declined to commit to becoming Protectors, while Pei Lin left the decision to Yun Shu.
• Yun Shu told Du Yuan to decide for himself, then approved Huangfu Heng's offer to make all four Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples Protectors.
• The Imperial Sword Sect and Myriad Sword Pavilion agreed to the appointments, and other sects speculated about the alliance and the disciples' potential.
• Huangfu Heng realized the Protector appointments were meant to secure an ally if the Sword Emperor failed his Tribulation Transcendence.
• At the Training Ground, Du Yuan and Pei Lin each faced a Nascent Soul Realm opponent, and Pei Lin won easily with Myriad Swords Return to Origin.

Pei Lin and Du Yuan advanced into the top fifteen at the Grand Competition, joining Jiang Qingyang and Xia Jin as Myriad Sword Pavilion’s four successful disciples. As the competition continued, Xia Jin and Jiang Qingyang aimed for the top ranks while Yun Shu quietly cultivated, inspiring his disciples to train harder.

• Pei Lin defeated a Yin Yang Dao powerhouse whose stronger talismans were restricted, then qualified for the top fifteen the next day.
• Du Yuan narrowly defeated an Imperial Sword Sect disciple with refined swordsmanship and Tier 3 Sword Intent, qualifying directly because he was already ranked in the top fifteen.
• Pei Lin won his next match, placing all four of Yun Shu’s disciples in the top fifteen and drawing admiration, along with some reservations, from the sect masters.
• Yun Shu gave the four disciples information about their opponents; Xia Jin prepared to face the eleventh-ranked Weak Water Palace disciple, while Pei Lin and Du Yuan continued advancing through their matches.
• Xia Jin and Jiang Qingyang trained harder in pursuit of the top rankings, while Yun Shu continued cultivating quietly in his room and his disciples felt pressure to meet his expectations.

As the Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples cultivated and prepared for the tournament’s final matches, Yun Shu asked the Patriarch about Desperate Lands and learned that most were controlled by powerful sects and clans. Xia Jin then entered the arena to face a talented woman from the Weak Water Palace, while the watching leaders assessed his chances and awaited the day’s other matchups.

• Xia Jin and Jiang Qingyang sparred while Pei Lin and Du Yuan studied Sword Intent, and Yun Shu continued cultivating his techniques.
• Yun Shu asked the Patriarch about Desperate Lands, and the Patriarch explained that powerful sects controlled most of them while places like the Five Dragon Pool were rare.
• Yun Shu returned to cultivation, then joined the others at the Training Ground for the tournament’s matches.
• Xia Jin joked with Jiang Qingyang and the others before stepping into the arena to fight a woman from the Weak Water Palace.
• The Weak Water Palace Master worried about her disciple’s chances against Xia Jin, while the spectators discussed the Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples’ strength and watched for the day’s major matches.

Xia Jin defeated Qin Yan in a single powerful attack, revealing his Fire Spirit Body and the effectiveness of the cultivation art Yun Shu had refined for him. Qin Yan accepted her loss and promised to challenge him again.

• The Yin Yang Dao Sect Master lamented that the competition rules hindered his disciples, whose strengths lay in unorthodox methods and talismans.
• Xia Jin and Qin Yan began their match, and Xia Jin’s crimson attack broke through Qin Yan’s Weak Water assault and pushed her back.
• Qin Yan activated her Water Spirit Body, and Xia Jin revealed his Fire Spirit Body as the spectators watched their powers clash.
• Xia Jin unleashed a single attack that struck Qin Yan from the stage and left her with a minor injury.
• The spectators praised Yun Shu’s refinement of Xia Jin’s cultivation art and speculated that Xia Jin could reach the top five.
• Qin Yan acknowledged Xia Jin’s strength, accepted defeat, and said she would challenge him again another day.